diff --git a/lib/importlib_metadata/__init__.py b/lib/importlib_metadata/__init__.py
index 9a36a8e6..32ee3b4d 100644
--- a/lib/importlib_metadata/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/importlib_metadata/__init__.py
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import os
 import re
 import abc
-import csv
 import sys
+import json
 import zipp
 import email
+import types
+import inspect
 import pathlib
 import operator
 import textwrap
@@ -14,12 +18,12 @@ import itertools
 import posixpath
 import collections
 
-from . import _adapters, _meta, _py39compat
+from . import _adapters, _meta
+from .compat import py39
 from ._collections import FreezableDefaultDict, Pair
 from ._compat import (
     NullFinder,
     install,
-    pypy_partial,
 )
 from ._functools import method_cache, pass_none
 from ._itertools import always_iterable, unique_everseen
@@ -29,8 +33,7 @@ from contextlib import suppress
 from importlib import import_module
 from importlib.abc import MetaPathFinder
 from itertools import starmap
-from typing import List, Mapping, Optional
-
+from typing import Any, Iterable, List, Mapping, Match, Optional, Set, cast
 
 __all__ = [
     'Distribution',
@@ -51,11 +54,11 @@ __all__ = [
 class PackageNotFoundError(ModuleNotFoundError):
     """The package was not found."""
 
-    def __str__(self):
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
         return f"No package metadata was found for {self.name}"
 
     @property
-    def name(self):
+    def name(self) -> str:  # type: ignore[override]
         (name,) = self.args
         return name
 
@@ -121,38 +124,11 @@ class Sectioned:
             yield Pair(name, value)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def valid(line):
+    def valid(line: str):
         return line and not line.startswith('#')
 
 
-class DeprecatedTuple:
-    """
-    Provide subscript item access for backward compatibility.
-
-    >>> recwarn = getfixture('recwarn')
-    >>> ep = EntryPoint(name='name', value='value', group='group')
-    >>> ep[:]
-    ('name', 'value', 'group')
-    >>> ep[0]
-    'name'
-    >>> len(recwarn)
-    1
-    """
-
-    # Do not remove prior to 2023-05-01 or Python 3.13
-    _warn = functools.partial(
-        warnings.warn,
-        "EntryPoint tuple interface is deprecated. Access members by name.",
-        DeprecationWarning,
-        stacklevel=pypy_partial(2),
-    )
-
-    def __getitem__(self, item):
-        self._warn()
-        return self._key()[item]
-
-
-class EntryPoint(DeprecatedTuple):
+class EntryPoint:
     """An entry point as defined by Python packaging conventions.
 
     See `the packaging docs on entry points
@@ -194,34 +170,37 @@ class EntryPoint(DeprecatedTuple):
     value: str
     group: str
 
-    dist: Optional['Distribution'] = None
+    dist: Optional[Distribution] = None
 
-    def __init__(self, name, value, group):
+    def __init__(self, name: str, value: str, group: str) -> None:
         vars(self).update(name=name, value=value, group=group)
 
-    def load(self):
+    def load(self) -> Any:
         """Load the entry point from its definition. If only a module
         is indicated by the value, return that module. Otherwise,
         return the named object.
         """
-        match = self.pattern.match(self.value)
+        match = cast(Match, self.pattern.match(self.value))
         module = import_module(match.group('module'))
         attrs = filter(None, (match.group('attr') or '').split('.'))
         return functools.reduce(getattr, attrs, module)
 
     @property
-    def module(self):
+    def module(self) -> str:
         match = self.pattern.match(self.value)
+        assert match is not None
         return match.group('module')
 
     @property
-    def attr(self):
+    def attr(self) -> str:
         match = self.pattern.match(self.value)
+        assert match is not None
         return match.group('attr')
 
     @property
-    def extras(self):
+    def extras(self) -> List[str]:
         match = self.pattern.match(self.value)
+        assert match is not None
         return re.findall(r'\w+', match.group('extras') or '')
 
     def _for(self, dist):
@@ -269,7 +248,7 @@ class EntryPoint(DeprecatedTuple):
             f'group={self.group!r})'
         )
 
-    def __hash__(self):
+    def __hash__(self) -> int:
         return hash(self._key())
 
 
@@ -280,7 +259,7 @@ class EntryPoints(tuple):
 
     __slots__ = ()
 
-    def __getitem__(self, name):  # -> EntryPoint:
+    def __getitem__(self, name: str) -> EntryPoint:  # type: ignore[override]
         """
         Get the EntryPoint in self matching name.
         """
@@ -289,22 +268,29 @@ class EntryPoints(tuple):
         except StopIteration:
             raise KeyError(name)
 
-    def select(self, **params):
+    def __repr__(self):
+        """
+        Repr with classname and tuple constructor to
+        signal that we deviate from regular tuple behavior.
+        """
+        return '%s(%r)' % (self.__class__.__name__, tuple(self))
+
+    def select(self, **params) -> EntryPoints:
         """
         Select entry points from self that match the
         given parameters (typically group and/or name).
         """
-        return EntryPoints(ep for ep in self if _py39compat.ep_matches(ep, **params))
+        return EntryPoints(ep for ep in self if py39.ep_matches(ep, **params))
 
     @property
-    def names(self):
+    def names(self) -> Set[str]:
         """
         Return the set of all names of all entry points.
         """
         return {ep.name for ep in self}
 
     @property
-    def groups(self):
+    def groups(self) -> Set[str]:
         """
         Return the set of all groups of all entry points.
         """
@@ -325,47 +311,92 @@ class EntryPoints(tuple):
 class PackagePath(pathlib.PurePosixPath):
     """A reference to a path in a package"""
 
-    def read_text(self, encoding='utf-8'):
-        with self.locate().open(encoding=encoding) as stream:
-            return stream.read()
+    hash: Optional[FileHash]
+    size: int
+    dist: Distribution
 
-    def read_binary(self):
-        with self.locate().open('rb') as stream:
-            return stream.read()
+    def read_text(self, encoding: str = 'utf-8') -> str:  # type: ignore[override]
+        return self.locate().read_text(encoding=encoding)
 
-    def locate(self):
+    def read_binary(self) -> bytes:
+        return self.locate().read_bytes()
+
+    def locate(self) -> SimplePath:
         """Return a path-like object for this path"""
         return self.dist.locate_file(self)
 
 
 class FileHash:
-    def __init__(self, spec):
+    def __init__(self, spec: str) -> None:
         self.mode, _, self.value = spec.partition('=')
 
-    def __repr__(self):
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
         return f'<FileHash mode: {self.mode} value: {self.value}>'
 
 
-class Distribution(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
-    """A Python distribution package."""
+class DeprecatedNonAbstract:
+    # Required until Python 3.14
+    def __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
+        all_names = {
+            name for subclass in inspect.getmro(cls) for name in vars(subclass)
+        }
+        abstract = {
+            name
+            for name in all_names
+            if getattr(getattr(cls, name), '__isabstractmethod__', False)
+        }
+        if abstract:
+            warnings.warn(
+                f"Unimplemented abstract methods {abstract}",
+                DeprecationWarning,
+                stacklevel=2,
+            )
+        return super().__new__(cls)
+
+
+class Distribution(DeprecatedNonAbstract):
+    """
+    An abstract Python distribution package.
+
+    Custom providers may derive from this class and define
+    the abstract methods to provide a concrete implementation
+    for their environment. Some providers may opt to override
+    the default implementation of some properties to bypass
+    the file-reading mechanism.
+    """
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
-    def read_text(self, filename):
+    def read_text(self, filename) -> Optional[str]:
         """Attempt to load metadata file given by the name.
 
+        Python distribution metadata is organized by blobs of text
+        typically represented as "files" in the metadata directory
+        (e.g. package-1.0.dist-info). These files include things
+        like:
+
+        - METADATA: The distribution metadata including fields
+          like Name and Version and Description.
+        - entry_points.txt: A series of entry points as defined in
+          `the entry points spec <https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/specifications/entry-points/#file-format>`_.
+        - RECORD: A record of files according to
+          `this recording spec <https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/specifications/recording-installed-packages/#the-record-file>`_.
+
+        A package may provide any set of files, including those
+        not listed here or none at all.
+
         :param filename: The name of the file in the distribution info.
         :return: The text if found, otherwise None.
         """
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
-    def locate_file(self, path):
+    def locate_file(self, path: str | os.PathLike[str]) -> SimplePath:
         """
-        Given a path to a file in this distribution, return a path
+        Given a path to a file in this distribution, return a SimplePath
         to it.
         """
 
     @classmethod
-    def from_name(cls, name: str):
+    def from_name(cls, name: str) -> Distribution:
         """Return the Distribution for the given package name.
 
         :param name: The name of the distribution package to search for.
@@ -378,21 +409,23 @@ class Distribution(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
         if not name:
             raise ValueError("A distribution name is required.")
         try:
-            return next(cls.discover(name=name))
+            return next(iter(cls.discover(name=name)))
         except StopIteration:
             raise PackageNotFoundError(name)
 
     @classmethod
-    def discover(cls, **kwargs):
+    def discover(
+        cls, *, context: Optional[DistributionFinder.Context] = None, **kwargs
+    ) -> Iterable[Distribution]:
         """Return an iterable of Distribution objects for all packages.
 
         Pass a ``context`` or pass keyword arguments for constructing
         a context.
 
         :context: A ``DistributionFinder.Context`` object.
-        :return: Iterable of Distribution objects for all packages.
+        :return: Iterable of Distribution objects for packages matching
+          the context.
         """
-        context = kwargs.pop('context', None)
         if context and kwargs:
             raise ValueError("cannot accept context and kwargs")
         context = context or DistributionFinder.Context(**kwargs)
@@ -401,8 +434,8 @@ class Distribution(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
         )
 
     @staticmethod
-    def at(path):
-        """Return a Distribution for the indicated metadata path
+    def at(path: str | os.PathLike[str]) -> Distribution:
+        """Return a Distribution for the indicated metadata path.
 
         :param path: a string or path-like object
         :return: a concrete Distribution instance for the path
@@ -411,7 +444,7 @@ class Distribution(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
 
     @staticmethod
     def _discover_resolvers():
-        """Search the meta_path for resolvers."""
+        """Search the meta_path for resolvers (MetadataPathFinders)."""
         declared = (
             getattr(finder, 'find_distributions', None) for finder in sys.meta_path
         )
@@ -422,9 +455,13 @@ class Distribution(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
         """Return the parsed metadata for this Distribution.
 
         The returned object will have keys that name the various bits of
-        metadata.  See PEP 566 for details.
+        metadata per the
+        `Core metadata specifications <https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/specifications/core-metadata/#core-metadata>`_.
+
+        Custom providers may provide the METADATA file or override this
+        property.
         """
-        text = (
+        opt_text = (
             self.read_text('METADATA')
             or self.read_text('PKG-INFO')
             # This last clause is here to support old egg-info files.  Its
@@ -432,10 +469,11 @@ class Distribution(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
             # (which points to the egg-info file) attribute unchanged.
             or self.read_text('')
         )
+        text = cast(str, opt_text)
         return _adapters.Message(email.message_from_string(text))
 
     @property
-    def name(self):
+    def name(self) -> str:
         """Return the 'Name' metadata for the distribution package."""
         return self.metadata['Name']
 
@@ -445,24 +483,34 @@ class Distribution(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
         return Prepared.normalize(self.name)
 
     @property
-    def version(self):
+    def version(self) -> str:
         """Return the 'Version' metadata for the distribution package."""
         return self.metadata['Version']
 
     @property
-    def entry_points(self):
+    def entry_points(self) -> EntryPoints:
+        """
+        Return EntryPoints for this distribution.
+
+        Custom providers may provide the ``entry_points.txt`` file
+        or override this property.
+        """
         return EntryPoints._from_text_for(self.read_text('entry_points.txt'), self)
 
     @property
-    def files(self):
+    def files(self) -> Optional[List[PackagePath]]:
         """Files in this distribution.
 
         :return: List of PackagePath for this distribution or None
 
         Result is `None` if the metadata file that enumerates files
-        (i.e. RECORD for dist-info or SOURCES.txt for egg-info) is
-        missing.
+        (i.e. RECORD for dist-info, or installed-files.txt or
+        SOURCES.txt for egg-info) is missing.
         Result may be empty if the metadata exists but is empty.
+
+        Custom providers are recommended to provide a "RECORD" file (in
+        ``read_text``) or override this property to allow for callers to be
+        able to resolve filenames provided by the package.
         """
 
         def make_file(name, hash=None, size_str=None):
@@ -474,27 +522,76 @@ class Distribution(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
 
         @pass_none
         def make_files(lines):
-            return list(starmap(make_file, csv.reader(lines)))
+            # Delay csv import, since Distribution.files is not as widely used
+            # as other parts of importlib.metadata
+            import csv
 
-        return make_files(self._read_files_distinfo() or self._read_files_egginfo())
+            return starmap(make_file, csv.reader(lines))
+
+        @pass_none
+        def skip_missing_files(package_paths):
+            return list(filter(lambda path: path.locate().exists(), package_paths))
+
+        return skip_missing_files(
+            make_files(
+                self._read_files_distinfo()
+                or self._read_files_egginfo_installed()
+                or self._read_files_egginfo_sources()
+            )
+        )
 
     def _read_files_distinfo(self):
         """
-        Read the lines of RECORD
+        Read the lines of RECORD.
         """
         text = self.read_text('RECORD')
         return text and text.splitlines()
 
-    def _read_files_egginfo(self):
+    def _read_files_egginfo_installed(self):
         """
-        SOURCES.txt might contain literal commas, so wrap each line
-        in quotes.
+        Read installed-files.txt and return lines in a similar
+        CSV-parsable format as RECORD: each file must be placed
+        relative to the site-packages directory and must also be
+        quoted (since file names can contain literal commas).
+
+        This file is written when the package is installed by pip,
+        but it might not be written for other installation methods.
+        Assume the file is accurate if it exists.
+        """
+        text = self.read_text('installed-files.txt')
+        # Prepend the .egg-info/ subdir to the lines in this file.
+        # But this subdir is only available from PathDistribution's
+        # self._path.
+        subdir = getattr(self, '_path', None)
+        if not text or not subdir:
+            return
+
+        paths = (
+            (subdir / name)
+            .resolve()
+            .relative_to(self.locate_file('').resolve())
+            .as_posix()
+            for name in text.splitlines()
+        )
+        return map('"{}"'.format, paths)
+
+    def _read_files_egginfo_sources(self):
+        """
+        Read SOURCES.txt and return lines in a similar CSV-parsable
+        format as RECORD: each file name must be quoted (since it
+        might contain literal commas).
+
+        Note that SOURCES.txt is not a reliable source for what
+        files are installed by a package. This file is generated
+        for a source archive, and the files that are present
+        there (e.g. setup.py) may not correctly reflect the files
+        that are present after the package has been installed.
         """
         text = self.read_text('SOURCES.txt')
         return text and map('"{}"'.format, text.splitlines())
 
     @property
-    def requires(self):
+    def requires(self) -> Optional[List[str]]:
         """Generated requirements specified for this Distribution"""
         reqs = self._read_dist_info_reqs() or self._read_egg_info_reqs()
         return reqs and list(reqs)
@@ -545,10 +642,23 @@ class Distribution(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
             space = url_req_space(section.value)
             yield section.value + space + quoted_marker(section.name)
 
+    @property
+    def origin(self):
+        return self._load_json('direct_url.json')
+
+    def _load_json(self, filename):
+        return pass_none(json.loads)(
+            self.read_text(filename),
+            object_hook=lambda data: types.SimpleNamespace(**data),
+        )
+
 
 class DistributionFinder(MetaPathFinder):
     """
     A MetaPathFinder capable of discovering installed distributions.
+
+    Custom providers should implement this interface in order to
+    supply metadata.
     """
 
     class Context:
@@ -561,6 +671,17 @@ class DistributionFinder(MetaPathFinder):
         Each DistributionFinder may expect any parameters
         and should attempt to honor the canonical
         parameters defined below when appropriate.
+
+        This mechanism gives a custom provider a means to
+        solicit additional details from the caller beyond
+        "name" and "path" when searching distributions.
+        For example, imagine a provider that exposes suites
+        of packages in either a "public" or "private" ``realm``.
+        A caller may wish to query only for distributions in
+        a particular realm and could call
+        ``distributions(realm="private")`` to signal to the
+        custom provider to only include distributions from that
+        realm.
         """
 
         name = None
@@ -573,7 +694,7 @@ class DistributionFinder(MetaPathFinder):
             vars(self).update(kwargs)
 
         @property
-        def path(self):
+        def path(self) -> List[str]:
             """
             The sequence of directory path that a distribution finder
             should search.
@@ -584,7 +705,7 @@ class DistributionFinder(MetaPathFinder):
             return vars(self).get('path', sys.path)
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
-    def find_distributions(self, context=Context()):
+    def find_distributions(self, context=Context()) -> Iterable[Distribution]:
         """
         Find distributions.
 
@@ -596,11 +717,18 @@ class DistributionFinder(MetaPathFinder):
 
 class FastPath:
     """
-    Micro-optimized class for searching a path for
-    children.
+    Micro-optimized class for searching a root for children.
+
+    Root is a path on the file system that may contain metadata
+    directories either as natural directories or within a zip file.
 
     >>> FastPath('').children()
     ['...']
+
+    FastPath objects are cached and recycled for any given root.
+
+    >>> FastPath('foobar') is FastPath('foobar')
+    True
     """
 
     @functools.lru_cache()  # type: ignore
@@ -642,7 +770,19 @@ class FastPath:
 
 
 class Lookup:
+    """
+    A micro-optimized class for searching a (fast) path for metadata.
+    """
+
     def __init__(self, path: FastPath):
+        """
+        Calculate all of the children representing metadata.
+
+        From the children in the path, calculate early all of the
+        children that appear to represent metadata (infos) or legacy
+        metadata (eggs).
+        """
+
         base = os.path.basename(path.root).lower()
         base_is_egg = base.endswith(".egg")
         self.infos = FreezableDefaultDict(list)
@@ -663,7 +803,10 @@ class Lookup:
         self.infos.freeze()
         self.eggs.freeze()
 
-    def search(self, prepared):
+    def search(self, prepared: Prepared):
+        """
+        Yield all infos and eggs matching the Prepared query.
+        """
         infos = (
             self.infos[prepared.normalized]
             if prepared
@@ -679,13 +822,28 @@ class Lookup:
 
 class Prepared:
     """
-    A prepared search for metadata on a possibly-named package.
+    A prepared search query for metadata on a possibly-named package.
+
+    Pre-calculates the normalization to prevent repeated operations.
+
+    >>> none = Prepared(None)
+    >>> none.normalized
+    >>> none.legacy_normalized
+    >>> bool(none)
+    False
+    >>> sample = Prepared('Sample__Pkg-name.foo')
+    >>> sample.normalized
+    'sample_pkg_name_foo'
+    >>> sample.legacy_normalized
+    'sample__pkg_name.foo'
+    >>> bool(sample)
+    True
     """
 
     normalized = None
     legacy_normalized = None
 
-    def __init__(self, name):
+    def __init__(self, name: Optional[str]):
         self.name = name
         if name is None:
             return
@@ -719,7 +877,10 @@ class MetadataPathFinder(NullFinder, DistributionFinder):
     of Python that do not have a PathFinder find_distributions().
     """
 
-    def find_distributions(self, context=DistributionFinder.Context()):
+    @classmethod
+    def find_distributions(
+        cls, context=DistributionFinder.Context()
+    ) -> Iterable[PathDistribution]:
         """
         Find distributions.
 
@@ -728,7 +889,7 @@ class MetadataPathFinder(NullFinder, DistributionFinder):
         (or all names if ``None`` indicated) along the paths in the list
         of directories ``context.path``.
         """
-        found = self._search_paths(context.name, context.path)
+        found = cls._search_paths(context.name, context.path)
         return map(PathDistribution, found)
 
     @classmethod
@@ -739,19 +900,20 @@ class MetadataPathFinder(NullFinder, DistributionFinder):
             path.search(prepared) for path in map(FastPath, paths)
         )
 
-    def invalidate_caches(cls):
+    @classmethod
+    def invalidate_caches(cls) -> None:
         FastPath.__new__.cache_clear()
 
 
 class PathDistribution(Distribution):
-    def __init__(self, path: SimplePath):
+    def __init__(self, path: SimplePath) -> None:
         """Construct a distribution.
 
         :param path: SimplePath indicating the metadata directory.
         """
         self._path = path
 
-    def read_text(self, filename):
+    def read_text(self, filename: str | os.PathLike[str]) -> Optional[str]:
         with suppress(
             FileNotFoundError,
             IsADirectoryError,
@@ -761,9 +923,11 @@ class PathDistribution(Distribution):
         ):
             return self._path.joinpath(filename).read_text(encoding='utf-8')
 
+        return None
+
     read_text.__doc__ = Distribution.read_text.__doc__
 
-    def locate_file(self, path):
+    def locate_file(self, path: str | os.PathLike[str]) -> SimplePath:
         return self._path.parent / path
 
     @property
@@ -796,7 +960,7 @@ class PathDistribution(Distribution):
         return name
 
 
-def distribution(distribution_name):
+def distribution(distribution_name: str) -> Distribution:
     """Get the ``Distribution`` instance for the named package.
 
     :param distribution_name: The name of the distribution package as a string.
@@ -805,7 +969,7 @@ def distribution(distribution_name):
     return Distribution.from_name(distribution_name)
 
 
-def distributions(**kwargs):
+def distributions(**kwargs) -> Iterable[Distribution]:
     """Get all ``Distribution`` instances in the current environment.
 
     :return: An iterable of ``Distribution`` instances.
@@ -813,7 +977,7 @@ def distributions(**kwargs):
     return Distribution.discover(**kwargs)
 
 
-def metadata(distribution_name) -> _meta.PackageMetadata:
+def metadata(distribution_name: str) -> _meta.PackageMetadata:
     """Get the metadata for the named package.
 
     :param distribution_name: The name of the distribution package to query.
@@ -822,7 +986,7 @@ def metadata(distribution_name) -> _meta.PackageMetadata:
     return Distribution.from_name(distribution_name).metadata
 
 
-def version(distribution_name):
+def version(distribution_name: str) -> str:
     """Get the version string for the named package.
 
     :param distribution_name: The name of the distribution package to query.
@@ -834,7 +998,7 @@ def version(distribution_name):
 
 _unique = functools.partial(
     unique_everseen,
-    key=_py39compat.normalized_name,
+    key=py39.normalized_name,
 )
 """
 Wrapper for ``distributions`` to return unique distributions by name.
@@ -856,7 +1020,7 @@ def entry_points(**params) -> EntryPoints:
     return EntryPoints(eps).select(**params)
 
 
-def files(distribution_name):
+def files(distribution_name: str) -> Optional[List[PackagePath]]:
     """Return a list of files for the named package.
 
     :param distribution_name: The name of the distribution package to query.
@@ -865,11 +1029,11 @@ def files(distribution_name):
     return distribution(distribution_name).files
 
 
-def requires(distribution_name):
+def requires(distribution_name: str) -> Optional[List[str]]:
     """
     Return a list of requirements for the named package.
 
-    :return: An iterator of requirements, suitable for
+    :return: An iterable of requirements, suitable for
         packaging.requirement.Requirement.
     """
     return distribution(distribution_name).requires
@@ -896,9 +1060,43 @@ def _top_level_declared(dist):
     return (dist.read_text('top_level.txt') or '').split()
 
 
+def _topmost(name: PackagePath) -> Optional[str]:
+    """
+    Return the top-most parent as long as there is a parent.
+    """
+    top, *rest = name.parts
+    return top if rest else None
+
+
+def _get_toplevel_name(name: PackagePath) -> str:
+    """
+    Infer a possibly importable module name from a name presumed on
+    sys.path.
+
+    >>> _get_toplevel_name(PackagePath('foo.py'))
+    'foo'
+    >>> _get_toplevel_name(PackagePath('foo'))
+    'foo'
+    >>> _get_toplevel_name(PackagePath('foo.pyc'))
+    'foo'
+    >>> _get_toplevel_name(PackagePath('foo/__init__.py'))
+    'foo'
+    >>> _get_toplevel_name(PackagePath('foo.pth'))
+    'foo.pth'
+    >>> _get_toplevel_name(PackagePath('foo.dist-info'))
+    'foo.dist-info'
+    """
+    return _topmost(name) or (
+        # python/typeshed#10328
+        inspect.getmodulename(name)  # type: ignore
+        or str(name)
+    )
+
+
 def _top_level_inferred(dist):
-    return {
-        f.parts[0] if len(f.parts) > 1 else f.with_suffix('').name
-        for f in always_iterable(dist.files)
-        if f.suffix == ".py"
-    }
+    opt_names = set(map(_get_toplevel_name, always_iterable(dist.files)))
+
+    def importable_name(name):
+        return '.' not in name
+
+    return filter(importable_name, opt_names)
diff --git a/lib/importlib_metadata/_adapters.py b/lib/importlib_metadata/_adapters.py
index e33cba5e..120e43a0 100644
--- a/lib/importlib_metadata/_adapters.py
+++ b/lib/importlib_metadata/_adapters.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class Message(email.message.Message):
     def __getitem__(self, item):
         """
         Warn users that a ``KeyError`` can be expected when a
-        mising key is supplied. Ref python/importlib_metadata#371.
+        missing key is supplied. Ref python/importlib_metadata#371.
         """
         res = super().__getitem__(item)
         if res is None:
diff --git a/lib/importlib_metadata/_compat.py b/lib/importlib_metadata/_compat.py
index 3d78566e..df312b1c 100644
--- a/lib/importlib_metadata/_compat.py
+++ b/lib/importlib_metadata/_compat.py
@@ -2,14 +2,7 @@ import sys
 import platform
 
 
-__all__ = ['install', 'NullFinder', 'Protocol']
-
-
-try:
-    from typing import Protocol
-except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
-    # Python 3.7 compatibility
-    from typing_extensions import Protocol  # type: ignore
+__all__ = ['install', 'NullFinder']
 
 
 def install(cls):
@@ -45,7 +38,7 @@ def disable_stdlib_finder():
 
 class NullFinder:
     """
-    A "Finder" (aka "MetaClassFinder") that never finds any modules,
+    A "Finder" (aka "MetaPathFinder") that never finds any modules,
     but may find distributions.
     """
 
@@ -53,14 +46,6 @@ class NullFinder:
     def find_spec(*args, **kwargs):
         return None
 
-    # In Python 2, the import system requires finders
-    # to have a find_module() method, but this usage
-    # is deprecated in Python 3 in favor of find_spec().
-    # For the purposes of this finder (i.e. being present
-    # on sys.meta_path but having no other import
-    # system functionality), the two methods are identical.
-    find_module = find_spec
-
 
 def pypy_partial(val):
     """
diff --git a/lib/importlib_metadata/_meta.py b/lib/importlib_metadata/_meta.py
index 259b15ba..1927d0f6 100644
--- a/lib/importlib_metadata/_meta.py
+++ b/lib/importlib_metadata/_meta.py
@@ -1,24 +1,38 @@
-from ._compat import Protocol
-from typing import Any, Dict, Iterator, List, TypeVar, Union
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+from typing import Protocol
+from typing import Any, Dict, Iterator, List, Optional, TypeVar, Union, overload
 
 
 _T = TypeVar("_T")
 
 
 class PackageMetadata(Protocol):
-    def __len__(self) -> int:
-        ...  # pragma: no cover
+    def __len__(self) -> int: ...  # pragma: no cover
 
-    def __contains__(self, item: str) -> bool:
-        ...  # pragma: no cover
+    def __contains__(self, item: str) -> bool: ...  # pragma: no cover
 
-    def __getitem__(self, key: str) -> str:
-        ...  # pragma: no cover
+    def __getitem__(self, key: str) -> str: ...  # pragma: no cover
 
-    def __iter__(self) -> Iterator[str]:
-        ...  # pragma: no cover
+    def __iter__(self) -> Iterator[str]: ...  # pragma: no cover
 
-    def get_all(self, name: str, failobj: _T = ...) -> Union[List[Any], _T]:
+    @overload
+    def get(
+        self, name: str, failobj: None = None
+    ) -> Optional[str]: ...  # pragma: no cover
+
+    @overload
+    def get(self, name: str, failobj: _T) -> Union[str, _T]: ...  # pragma: no cover
+
+    # overload per python/importlib_metadata#435
+    @overload
+    def get_all(
+        self, name: str, failobj: None = None
+    ) -> Optional[List[Any]]: ...  # pragma: no cover
+
+    @overload
+    def get_all(self, name: str, failobj: _T) -> Union[List[Any], _T]:
         """
         Return all values associated with a possibly multi-valued key.
         """
@@ -30,20 +44,24 @@ class PackageMetadata(Protocol):
         """
 
 
-class SimplePath(Protocol[_T]):
+class SimplePath(Protocol):
     """
-    A minimal subset of pathlib.Path required by PathDistribution.
+    A minimal subset of pathlib.Path required by Distribution.
     """
 
-    def joinpath(self) -> _T:
-        ...  # pragma: no cover
+    def joinpath(
+        self, other: Union[str, os.PathLike[str]]
+    ) -> SimplePath: ...  # pragma: no cover
 
-    def __truediv__(self, other: Union[str, _T]) -> _T:
-        ...  # pragma: no cover
+    def __truediv__(
+        self, other: Union[str, os.PathLike[str]]
+    ) -> SimplePath: ...  # pragma: no cover
 
     @property
-    def parent(self) -> _T:
-        ...  # pragma: no cover
+    def parent(self) -> SimplePath: ...  # pragma: no cover
 
-    def read_text(self) -> str:
-        ...  # pragma: no cover
+    def read_text(self, encoding=None) -> str: ...  # pragma: no cover
+
+    def read_bytes(self) -> bytes: ...  # pragma: no cover
+
+    def exists(self) -> bool: ...  # pragma: no cover
diff --git a/lib/importlib_metadata/compat/__init__.py b/lib/importlib_metadata/compat/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/lib/importlib_metadata/_py39compat.py b/lib/importlib_metadata/compat/py39.py
similarity index 82%
rename from lib/importlib_metadata/_py39compat.py
rename to lib/importlib_metadata/compat/py39.py
index cde4558f..1f15bd97 100644
--- a/lib/importlib_metadata/_py39compat.py
+++ b/lib/importlib_metadata/compat/py39.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 """
 Compatibility layer with Python 3.8/3.9
 """
+
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Optional
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
     # Prevent circular imports on runtime.
-    from . import Distribution, EntryPoint
+    from .. import Distribution, EntryPoint
 else:
     Distribution = EntryPoint = Any
 
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ def normalized_name(dist: Distribution) -> Optional[str]:
     try:
         return dist._normalized_name
     except AttributeError:
-        from . import Prepared  # -> delay to prevent circular imports.
+        from .. import Prepared  # -> delay to prevent circular imports.
 
         return Prepared.normalize(getattr(dist, "name", None) or dist.metadata['Name'])
 
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ def ep_matches(ep: EntryPoint, **params) -> bool:
     try:
         return ep.matches(**params)
     except AttributeError:
-        from . import EntryPoint  # -> delay to prevent circular imports.
+        from .. import EntryPoint  # -> delay to prevent circular imports.
 
         # Reconstruct the EntryPoint object to make sure it is compatible.
         return EntryPoint(ep.name, ep.value, ep.group).matches(**params)
diff --git a/lib/importlib_metadata/diagnose.py b/lib/importlib_metadata/diagnose.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e405471a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/importlib_metadata/diagnose.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import sys
+
+from . import Distribution
+
+
+def inspect(path):
+    print("Inspecting", path)
+    dists = list(Distribution.discover(path=[path]))
+    if not dists:
+        return
+    print("Found", len(dists), "packages:", end=' ')
+    print(', '.join(dist.name for dist in dists))
+
+
+def run():
+    for path in sys.path:
+        inspect(path)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    run()
diff --git a/package/requirements-package.txt b/package/requirements-package.txt
index fd444e98..ee119322 100644
--- a/package/requirements-package.txt
+++ b/package/requirements-package.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 apscheduler==3.10.1
-importlib-metadata==6.8.0
+importlib-metadata==7.1.0
 importlib-resources==6.4.0
 pyinstaller==6.4.0
 pyopenssl==24.0.0
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ad20a775..ca332f91 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ gntp==1.0.3
 html5lib==1.1
 httpagentparser==1.9.5
 idna==3.4
-importlib-metadata==6.8.0
+importlib-metadata==7.1.0
 importlib-resources==6.4.0
 git+https://github.com/Tautulli/ipwhois.git@master#egg=ipwhois
 IPy==1.01