def parsers(self):
        """Metadata item name to parser function mapping."""
        parse_list = self._parse_list
        parse_list_semicolon = partial(self._parse_list, separator=';')
        parse_bool = self._parse_bool
        parse_dict = self._parse_dict

        return {
            'zip_safe': parse_bool,
            'use_2to3': parse_bool,
            'include_package_data': parse_bool,
            'package_dir': parse_dict,
            'use_2to3_fixers': parse_list,
            'use_2to3_exclude_fixers': parse_list,
            'convert_2to3_doctests': parse_list,
            'scripts': parse_list,
            'eager_resources': parse_list,
            'dependency_links': parse_list,
            'namespace_packages': parse_list,
            'install_requires': parse_list_semicolon,
            'setup_requires': parse_list_semicolon,
            'tests_require': parse_list_semicolon,
            'packages': self._parse_packages,
            'entry_points': self._parse_file,
            'py_modules': parse_list,
        }
Metadata item name to parser function mapping.