Read version from text file

setup.py

@@ -4,12 +4,15 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 from setuptools import setup
 
-from validata_ui.version import VERSION
+script_dir = Path(__file__).parent
 
 # Gets the long description from the README.md file
-readme_filepath = Path(__file__).parent / 'README.md'
-with readme_filepath.open('rt', encoding='utf-8') as fd_in:
-    LONG_DESCRIPTION = fd_in.read()
+readme_filepath = script_dir / 'README.md'
+with readme_filepath.open('rt', encoding='utf-8') as fd:
+    LONG_DESCRIPTION = fd.read()
+
+with (script_dir / 'validata_ui' / 'VERSION').open('rt', encoding='utf-8') as fd:
+    VERSION = fd.read()
 
 
 setup(

validata_ui/VERSION

+0.2.1

validata_ui/__init__.py

@@ -8,16 +8,18 @@ from urllib.parse import quote_plus
 import cachecontrol
 import flask
 import jinja2
+import opendataschema
+import pkg_resources
 import requests
 import tableschema
 
-import opendataschema
-
 from . import config
-from .version import VERSION
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+distribution = pkg_resources.get_distribution("validata-ui")
+VERSION = distribution.version
+
 
 def generate_schema_from_url_func(session):
     """Generates a function that encloses session"""
@@ -91,6 +93,7 @@ def urlencode(context, value):
 
 @app.context_processor
 def inject_version():
+    global VERSION
     return {"validata_ui_version": VERSION}
 
 

validata_ui/version.py

-VERSION = '0.2.1'