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export_metadata()

Export metadata to an external standard format.

Usage

export_metadata(
    source,
    destination=None,
    format="frictionless",
    **kwargs,
)

Converts a MetadataImport object to a standards-compliant representation (e.g., Frictionless Table Schema) and optionally writes it to a file.

Parameters

source: MetadataImport: The MetadataImport object to export.
destination: str | Path | None = None: Optional file path to write the output. If None, returns the result as a dict (for JSON formats) or string.
format: str = "frictionless": Target format. Currently supported: "frictionless".
**kwargs: Any: Additional format-specific options.

Returns

dict | str: The exported metadata as a dict (JSON formats) or string.

Raises

ValueError: If the format is not supported.