read version from lib

labhw/__init__.py

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+__version__ == '0.1.2'
+
 from .LTS import *
 from .USBdev import *
 from .interactive import *

setup.py

@@ -1,16 +1,24 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
+import os
+import re
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
-from os import path
 
-# Function to read the requirements from the requirements.txt file
+def read_version():
+    with open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'labhw', '__init__.py')) as f:
+        for line in f:
+            match = re.match(r"^__version__ = ['\"]([^'\"]*)['\"]", line)
+            if match:
+                return match.group(1)
+        raise RuntimeError("Unable to find version string.")
+
 def parse_requirements(filename):
 	with open(filename, 'r') as file:
 		return file.read().splitlines()
 
 # Get the long description from the README file
-here = path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__))
-with open(path.join(here, 'README.md'), encoding='utf-8') as f:
+here = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+with open(os.path.join(here, 'README.md'), encoding='utf-8') as f:
 	long_description = f.read()