Declare more functions in importlib.metadata.PackageMetadata
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Description
Feature or enhancement
Add get(), keys(), and potentially more fields from Mapping to PackageMetadata. Also get_payload().
Pitch
It is common for PackageMetadata usages to incorporate calls like get() and keys(), which the protocol are currently missing.
There is also a style of metadata that uses the payload as the long description. Current tools tend to use get_payload() to retrieve the data (implemented by email.mail.Message), but the function is also missing from the protocol.
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Locate importlib.metadata.PackageMetadata and compare its protocol with Mapping and email.mail.Message. Review how get(), keys(), and get_payload() are represented, then add the requested declarations and tests that confirm those interfaces are available.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100