[New-bugs-announce] [issue43780] Sync importlib_metadata enhancements through 3.10.

[Jason R. Coombs]

New submission from Jason R. Coombs <jaraco at jaraco.com>:

Incorporate importlib_metadata changes from 3.8 through 3.10: https://importlib-metadata.readthedocs.io/en/latest/history.html#v3-10-0

Two main changes:

- Add mtime-based caching during distribution discovery.
- Flagged use of dict result from ``entry_points`` as deprecated.

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components: Library (Lib)
messages: 390572
nosy: jaraco
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Sync importlib_metadata enhancements through 3.10.
versions: Python 3.10

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