Here is a recipe for this sort of thing (getting a version number into your Python package's build system at build-time without importing your package):
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/458550/standard-way-to-embed-version-into-python-package/7071358#7071358
Here is a recipe for this sort of thing (getting a version number into your Python package's build system at build-time without importing your package):
http:// stackoverflow. com/questions/ 458550/ standard- way-to- embed-version- into-python- package/ 7071358# 7071358