Hi Maxim,
>
> Attached is a small rework of your original patch.  I've made the Python
> script standalone, which should make it easier to maintain.  I've also
> refactored the tests somewhat and added your copyright information.
>
> Is this OK with you?

I had discussed some change to his original patch with Lars. Can't 
remember all point, just these:

+ if group not in {'console_scripts', }:

"gui_scripts"m are missing. Using a set there is uncommon, since it is a 
constant value anyway.

+ # And finally try to load top level modules. This should not have any

+ # side-effects.

I'd try loading the top level module first. As this is a pre-condition 
for loading the entry-points.

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