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Add a paragraph alluding to other potential files and directing to the source for more detail.
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``record`` supplies suitable ``.name``, ``.version``, and
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The ``DatabaseDistribution`` may also provide other metadata files, like
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``RECORD`` (required for ``Distribution.files``) or override the
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implementation of ``Distribution.files``. See the source for more inspiration.
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.. _`entry point API`: https://setuptools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/pkg_resources.html#entry-points
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.. _`metadata API`: https://setuptools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/pkg_resources.html#metadata-api

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