moved from VERSION data file to version.py (Marco-Sulla#64)

frozendict/__init__.py

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     from .core import *
     c_ext = False
 
+from .version import version as __version__
 import collections.abc as _abc
 
 if not c_ext:
@@ -24,14 +25,8 @@ def _my_subclasshook(klass, subclass):
 
 from pathlib import Path
 
-version_filename = "VERSION"
-
 curr_path = Path(__file__)
 curr_dir = curr_path.parent
-version_path = curr_dir / version_filename
-
-with open(version_path) as f:
-    __version__ = f.read()
 
 if c_ext:
     __all__ = ("frozendict", "__version__", )
@@ -43,11 +38,8 @@ def _my_subclasshook(klass, subclass):
 __all__ += ("FrozenOrderedDict", )
 
 del Path
-del version_filename
 del curr_path
 del curr_dir
-del version_path
-del f
 del _abc
 
 if not c_ext:

frozendict/version.py

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+version = "2.3.4"

setup.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 main_package_name = "frozendict"
 test_dir_name = "test"
 readme_filename = "README.md"
-version_filename = "VERSION"
+version_filename = "version.py"
 py_typed_filename = "py.typed"
 mypy_filename = "frozendict.pyi"
 main_url = "https://github.com/Marco-Sulla/python-frozendict"
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@
 
 main_package_path = curr_dir / main_package_name
 
-version = ""
 version_path = main_package_path / version_filename
 
 with open(version_path) as f:
-    version = f.read()
+    # create the version var
+    exec(f.read())
 
 excluded_packages = (test_dir_name, )
 packages = setuptools.find_packages(exclude=excluded_packages)