[setuptools] How to maintain version strings?
Annoying little issue: I have version strings here and there in my projects, and would prefer to keep the version in a single place. In particular, I have __version__ strings in module code, and also in setup.py. I also want to avoid importing code from setup.py, because people sometimes want to install using a Python executable other than the one with which they intend to import the package (I assume that's sensible & possible with setuptools packages), and imports in setup.py have broken that in the past. Seems I can't just open('mymodule.py') and find the version string with a regexp, I assume because of setuptools' "sandbox". So, I just have to have my release script check that I remembered to update both. No big deal, but it annoys me :-) Anybody have a way of doing this (or a slap to my forehead to teach me the simple way to do it ;-)? John
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John J Lee
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Phillip J. Eby