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v8.7.0

Features

• .metadata() (and Distribution.metadata) can now return None if the metadata directory exists but not metadata file is present. (#493)

Bugfixes

• Raise consistent ValueError for invalid EntryPoint.value (#518)

v8.6.1

Bugfixes

• Fixed indentation logic to also honor blank lines.

v8.6.0

Features

• python/cpython#119650

• 708dff4 Finalize
• b3065f0 Merge pull request #519 from python/bugfix/493-metadata-missing
• e4351c2 Add a new test capturing the new expectation.
• 5a65705 Refactor the casting into a wrapper for brevity and to document its purpose.
• 0830c39 Add news fragment.
• 22bb567 Fix type errors where metadata could be None.
• 57f31d7 Allow metadata to return None when there is no metadata present.
• b9c4be4 Merge pull request #518 from python/bugfix/488-bad-ep-value
• 9f8af01 Prefer a cached property, as the property is likely to be retrieved at least ...
• f179e28 Also raise ValueError on construction if the value is invalid.
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