--- a/paint/info.py	Sun Jan 27 18:01:04 2013 -0800
+++ b/paint/info.py	Sun Jan 27 18:19:14 2013 -0800
@@ -2,13 +2,16 @@
 interfaces to get information from a package
 """
 
+
 import imp
 import os
 import subprocess
 import sys
 
+from distutils.dist import Distribution
 from distutils.dist import DistributionMetadata
 from subprocess import check_call as call
+from StringIO import StringIO
 
 # TODO:
 # Reconcile the difference between the keys (and values) between the different
@@ -26,12 +29,14 @@
 
 # TODO: consider using pkginfo
 
-def setup2metadata(**kwargs):
+def setup2metadata(**attrs):
     """
     convert setup arguments to standard python metadata:
     http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0314/
     """
-    metadata = DistributionMetadata()
+    distribution = Distribution(kwargs)
+    buffer = StringIO()
+    distribution.metadata.write_pkg_file(buffer)
     raise NotImplementedError("TODO")
 
 
@@ -49,7 +54,6 @@
     def __call__(self):
         """returns dictionary of package info"""
         raise NotImplementedError("abstract base class")
-
     def dependencies(self):
         raise NotImplementedError("abstract base class")