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the individual entry point definitions.

Note: to query for entry points based on :attr:`!EntryPoint.dist` attribute,
use :meth:`!Distribution.entry_points` instead (as different :class:`!Distribution`
use :meth:`Distribution.entry_points` instead (as different :class:`Distribution`
instances do not currently compare equal, even if they have the same attributes)

.. class:: EntryPoints
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=============

While the module level API described above is the most common and convenient usage,
you can get all of that information from the :class:`!Distribution` class.
you can get all of that information from the :class:`Distribution` class.
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:class:`!Distribution` is an abstract object that represents the metadata for
a Python `Distribution Package <https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/glossary/#term-Distribution-Package>`_.
You can get the concrete :class:`!Distribution` subclass instance for an installed
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Expand All @@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ distribution package by calling the :func:`distribution` function::
package is not installed in the current Python environment.

Thus, an alternative way to get e.g. the version number is through the
:attr:`!Distribution.version` attribute::
:attr:`Distribution.version` attribute::

>>> dist.version # doctest: +SKIP
'0.32.3'
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.. classmethod:: discover(*, context=None, **kwargs)

Returns an iterable of :class:`Distribution` instances for all packages
Returns an iterable of :class:`!Distribution` instances for all packages
(see distribution-discovery_).

The optional argument *context* is a :class:`DistributionFinder.Context`
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