[python-win32] Getting pywin32 build number

[Luc Saffre]

I support Justin's request: the pywin32.version.txt has been a big step
forward, but it is still not easy to get this information (in a reliable
way) from within user code. Python packages usually provide a
__version__ variable in their __init__.py.

http://www.python.org/~jeremy/weblog/030924.html
http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0314/

It is true that pywin32 has a lot of modules, so you must use some trick
to avoid having to update each __init__.py manually before a release.

Luc

On 28.10.2005 18:29, Justin Johnson wrote:
> Would you be opposed to introducing a variable with the version number
> so it can be accessed more conveniently?
> 
> On 10/27/05, *Mark Hammond* <mhammond at skippinet.com.au
> <mailto:mhammond at skippinet.com.au>> wrote:
> 
>     Nope, that's it - or you could use win32apiGetFileVersionInfo to
>     check a specific DLL/.pyd.
>      
>     Mark.
> 
>         -----Original Message-----
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>         [mailto:python-win32-bounces at python.org
>         <mailto:python-win32-bounces at python.org>]*On Behalf Of *Justin
>         Johnson
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>         *To:* python-win32 at python.org <mailto:python-win32 at python.org>
>         *Subject:* [python-win32] Getting pywin32 build number
> 
>         Is the build number for pywin32 (win32all) available anywhere
>         other than pywin32.version.txt sitting in site-packages?  I want
>         to raise an exception if the wrong version is installed.  I can
>         read this file if needed, but it seems like there should already
>         be a variable or function for getting this.
>          
>         Thanks,
>         Justin
>