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+import abc
+import os
+import pathlib
+import sys
+from email.message import Message
+from importlib.abc import MetaPathFinder
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any, Dict, Iterable, List, NamedTuple, Optional, Tuple, Union, overload
+
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
+    class PackageNotFoundError(ModuleNotFoundError): ...
+    class EntryPointBase(NamedTuple):
+        name: str
+        value: str
+    class EntryPoint(EntryPointBase):
+        def load(self) -> Any: ...  # Callable[[], Any] or an importable module
+        @property
+        def extras(self) -> List[str]: ...
+    class PackagePath(pathlib.PurePosixPath):
+        def read_text(self, encoding: str = ...) -> str: ...
+        def read_binary(self) -> bytes: ...
+        def locate(self) -> os.PathLike[str]: ...
+        # The following attributes are not defined on PackagePath, but are dynamically added by Distribution.files:
+        hash: Optional[FileHash]
+        size: Optional[int]
+        dist: Distribution
+    class FileHash:
+        mode: str
+        value: str
+        def __init__(self, spec: str) -> None: ...
+    class Distribution:
+        @abc.abstractmethod
+        def read_text(self, filename: str) -> Optional[str]: ...
+        @abc.abstractmethod
+        def locate_file(self, path: Union[os.PathLike[str], str]) -> os.PathLike[str]: ...
+        @classmethod
+        def from_name(cls, name: str) -> Distribution: ...
+        @overload
+        @classmethod
+        def discover(cls, *, context: DistributionFinder.Context) -> Iterable[Distribution]: ...
+        @overload
+        @classmethod
+        def discover(
+            cls, *, context: None = ..., name: Optional[str] = ..., path: List[str] = ..., **kwargs: Any
+        ) -> Iterable[Distribution]: ...
+        @staticmethod
+        def at(path: Union[str, os.PathLike[str]]) -> PathDistribution: ...
+        @property
+        def metadata(self) -> Message: ...
+        @property
+        def version(self) -> str: ...
+        @property
+        def entry_points(self) -> List[EntryPoint]: ...
+        @property
+        def files(self) -> Optional[List[PackagePath]]: ...
+        @property
+        def requires(self) -> Optional[List[str]]: ...
+    class DistributionFinder(MetaPathFinder):
+        class Context:
+            name: Optional[str]
+            def __init__(self, *, name: Optional[str] = ..., path: List[str] = ..., **kwargs: Any) -> None: ...
+            @property
+            def path(self) -> List[str]: ...
+            @property
+            def pattern(self) -> str: ...
+        @abc.abstractmethod
+        def find_distributions(self, context: Context = ...) -> Iterable[Distribution]: ...
+    class MetadataPathFinder(DistributionFinder):
+        @classmethod
+        def find_distributions(cls, context: DistributionFinder.Context = ...) -> Iterable[PathDistribution]: ...
+    class PathDistribution(Distribution):
+        def __init__(self, path: Path) -> None: ...
+        def read_text(self, filename: Union[str, os.PathLike[str]]) -> str: ...
+        def locate_file(self, path: Union[str, os.PathLike[str]]) -> os.PathLike[str]: ...
+    def distribution(distribution_name: str) -> Distribution: ...
+    @overload
+    def distributions(*, context: DistributionFinder.Context) -> Iterable[Distribution]: ...
+    @overload
+    def distributions(
+        *, context: None = ..., name: Optional[str] = ..., path: List[str] = ..., **kwargs: Any
+    ) -> Iterable[Distribution]: ...
+    def metadata(distribution_name: str) -> Message: ...
+    def version(distribution_name: str) -> str: ...
+    def entry_points() -> Dict[str, Tuple[EntryPoint, ...]]: ...
+    def files(distribution_name: str) -> Optional[List[PackagePath]]: ...
+    def requires(distribution_name: str) -> Optional[List[str]]: ...