use importlib-metadata < 0.8

earthobservations · Mar 10, 2021 · 69f63fb · 69f63fb
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commit 69f63fb
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diff --git a/fsspec/__init__.py b/fsspec/__init__.py
@@ -39,7 +39,11 @@
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 if entry_points is not None:
-    entry_points = entry_points()
-    for spec in entry_points.get("fsspec.specs", []):
-        err_msg = f"Unable to load filesystem from {spec}"
-        register_implementation(spec.name, spec.value.replace(":", "."), errtxt=err_msg)
+    try:
+        entry_points = entry_points()
+    except TypeError:
+        pass  # importlib-metadata < 0.8
+    else:
+        for spec in entry_points.get("fsspec.specs", []):
+            err_msg = f"Unable to load filesystem from {spec}"
+            register_implementation(spec.name, spec.value.replace(":", "."), errtxt=err_msg)