# Module 'importlib' has no attribute 'metadata'

**URL:** <https://discuss.python.org/t/module-importlib-has-no-attribute-metadata/20947>\
**Category:** Packaging\
**Created:** [November 10, 2022, 9:59pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/module-importlib-has-no-attribute-metadata/20947 "2022-11-10T21:59:41Z")\
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@saaketp @pradyunsg @steve.dower

It seems that removing the `del importlib.metadata` in the `bokeh/ __init__.py` module might fix:

```auto
(Pdb) import importlib.metadata
(Pdb) importlib.metadata
<module 'importlib.metadata' from '/Users/bryan/anaconda/envs/bk301-py10/lib/python3.10/importlib/metadata/ __init__.py'>
(Pdb)

```

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