zarr-developers · jakirkham · Oct 17, 2023 · Oct 9, 2023 · Oct 9, 2023 · Oct 9, 2023
diff --git a/docs/release.rst b/docs/release.rst
@@ -7,6 +7,17 @@ Release notes
     # re-indented so that it does not show up in the notes.
 
 
+.. _release_0.12.1:
+
+0.12.1
+------
+
+Fix
+~~~
+
+* Fix default entrypoint handling on older Pythons
+  By :user:`Vyas Ramasubramani <vyasr>`, :issue:`475`.
+
 .. _release_0.12.0:
 
 0.12.0

diff --git a/numcodecs/registry.py b/numcodecs/registry.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def run_entrypoints():
         entries.update({e.name: e for e in eps.select(group="numcodecs.codecs")})
     else:
         # Otherwise, fallback to using get
-        entries.update(eps.get("numcodecs.codecs", []))
+        entries.update(eps.get("numcodecs.codecs", {}))
 
 
 run_entrypoints()