setuptools_scm writes slycot/version.py

Author: bnavigator

.coveragerc

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 source = slycot
 omit = 
   */tests/*
+  */version.py
 
 
 # please do not add any sections after this block

conda-recipe/meta.yaml

@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ requirements:
     - python {{ PY_VER }}
     - {{ pin_compatible('numpy') }}
     - libflang  # [win]
-    - importlib_metadata  # [py<38]
 
 test:
   requires:

pyproject.toml

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ requires = [
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.setuptools_scm]
+write_to = "slycot/version.py"
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 # run the tests with compiled and installed package

setup.py

@@ -103,8 +103,7 @@ def setup_package():
         platforms=["Windows", "Linux", "Solaris", "Mac OS-X", "Unix"],
         cmdclass={"sdist": sdist_checked},
         zip_safe=False,
-        install_requires=["numpy",
-                          "importlib-metadata; python_version < '3.8'"],
+        install_requires=["numpy"],
         python_requires=">=3.7"
     )
 

slycot/__init__.py

@@ -45,12 +45,7 @@
     from .transform import tf01md, tf01rd
     from .transform import td04ad, tb01pd
 
-    try:
-        from importlib.metadata import version as imv
-    except ImportError:
-        from importlib_metadata import version as imv
-    __version__ = imv(__package__)
-
+    from .version import __version__
 
 
 def test():