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0.14

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* Removed ``local_distribution`` function from the API.
**This backward-incompatible change removes this
behavior summarily**. Projects should remove their
reliance on this behavior. A replacement behavior is
under review in the `pep517 project
<https://github.com/pypa/pep517>`_. Closes #42.

0.13

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* Update docstrings to match PEP 8. Closes 63.
* Merged modules into one module. Closes 62.

0.12

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* Add support for eggs. !65; Closes 19.

0.11

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* Support generic zip files (not just wheels). Closes 59
* Support zip files with multiple distributions in them. Closes 60
* Fully expose the public API in ``importlib_metadata.__all__``.

0.10

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* The ``Distribution`` ABC is now officially part of the public API.
Closes 37.
* Fixed support for older single file egg-info formats. Closes 43.
* Fixed a testing bug when ``$CWD`` has spaces in the path. Closes 50.
* Add Python 3.8 to the ``tox`` testing matrix.

0.9

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* Fixed issue where entry points without an attribute would raise an
Exception. Closes 40.
* Removed unused ``name`` parameter from ``entry_points()``. Closes 44.
* ``DistributionFinder`` classes must now be instantiated before
being placed on ``sys.meta_path``.

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