Unified reading VERSION

Author: sami-m-g

docs/conf.py

@@ -8,17 +8,16 @@
 
 import datetime
 import pathlib
+import sys
+package_dir = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.parent / 'lxmlh'
+sys.path.insert(0, str(package_dir.resolve()))
+
+from version import __version__
 
 project = 'lxmlh'
 copyright = f'{datetime.date.today().year}, Mina Sami'
 author = 'Mina Sami'
-
-version_file = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.parent / 'lxmlh' / 'VERSION'
-# Read the version number from VERSION file
-with open(version_file, 'r', encoding='UTF-8') as vf:
-    # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-    release_list = vf.read().strip().split('.')
-release = '.'.join(release_list)
+release = __version__
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#general-configuration

lxmlh/__init__.py

@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 """lxmlh."""
-import importlib.metadata
-from typing import Tuple, Union
-
 from .config import TIMESTAMP_FORMAT, TYPE_DEFAULTS, TYPE_FUNC_MAP
 from .helpers import (
     create_attribute,
@@ -21,6 +18,7 @@
     validate_file,
     validate_zip_file,
 )
+from .version import __version__
 
 __all__ = (
     "__version__",
@@ -42,18 +40,3 @@
     "validate_file",
     "validate_zip_file",
 )
-
-
-def _get_version_tuple() -> Tuple[Union[int, str]]:
-    def as_integer(string: str) -> Union[int, str]:
-        try:
-            return int(string)
-        except ValueError:  # pragma: no cover
-            return string  # pragma: no cover
-
-    return tuple(
-        as_integer(v) for v in importlib.metadata.version("lxmlh").strip().split(".")
-    )
-
-
-__version__ = _get_version_tuple()

lxmlh/version.py

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+"""Version information for lxmlh package."""
+import pathlib
+
+
+def _get_version():
+    """Return the version number."""
+    versionFile = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent / "VERSION"
+    # Read the version number from VERSION file
+    with open(versionFile, "r", encoding="UTF-8") as vf:
+        # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
+        versionList = vf.read().strip().split(".")
+    return ".".join(versionList)
+
+
+__version__ = _get_version()