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+v7.1.0
+======
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+Features
+--------
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+- Improve import time (python/cpython#114664).
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+Bugfixes
+--------
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+- Make MetadataPathFinder.find_distributions a classmethod for consistency with CPython. Closes #484. (#484)
+- Allow ``MetadataPathFinder.invalidate_caches`` to be called as a classmethod.
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 v7.0.2
 ======