better __version__

illinois-ceesd · Dec 20, 2024 · 302959b · 302959b
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diff --git a/logpyle/__init__.py b/logpyle/__init__.py
@@ -63,10 +63,13 @@
 THE SOFTWARE.
 """
 
+try:
+    import importlib.metadata as importlib_metadata
+except ModuleNotFoundError:  # pragma: no cover
+    # Python 3.7
+    import importlib_metadata  # type: ignore[no-redef]
 
-import logpyle.version
-
-__version__ = logpyle.version.VERSION_TEXT
+__version__ = importlib_metadata.version(__package__ or __name__)
 
 import logging
 import sys

diff --git a/logpyle/version.py b/logpyle/version.py
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ description = "Time series logging for Python"
 dependencies = [
     "pytools>=2011.1",
     "pymbolic",
+    "importlib_metadata;python_version<'3.8'",
 ]
 readme = "README.md"
 license = { file="LICENSE" }