diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bdaab25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+env/
diff --git a/mod.py b/mod.py
index b6d68e9..0b081d1 100644
--- a/mod.py
+++ b/mod.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import sys
 import importlib
-import importlib_metadata
+try:
+    import importlib_metadata  # type: ignore
+except ImportError:
+    import importlib.metadata as importlib_metadata
 from pathlib import Path
 import os
 # Get all the pip packages for the base path