version-helper 0.3.1

Package for a better version management in python projects

Version helper

version-helper is a package for a better version management in python projects.

This package is still under development. Code may change frequently.

from version_helper import Version
v = Version.get_from_git_describe()
print(v.core)  # major.minor.patch
print(v.full)  # major.minor.patch[-prerelease][+build]

Table of contents

• Version helper
  • Table of contents
  • Requirements
  • Installing version-helper
  • Usage
    • Reading version from a file
    • Writing version to a file
  • Changelog
  • References

Requirements

• Python 3.6+
• Git, if you'd need to receive a version string from git describe

Installing version-helper

pip install version-helper

Usage

Reading version from a file

import pathlib
from version_helper import Version

version = Version.read_from_file(
    file=pathlib.Path('/path/to/my/version_file.txt'),
    variable_name='APP_VERSION',
    separator='=',
)
print(version)

Writing version to a file

import pathlib
from version_helper import Version

version = Version(1, 2, 3)
version.write_to_file(
    file=pathlib.Path('/path/to/my/version_file.txt'),
    variable_name='APP_VERSION',
    separator='=',
)

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in the CHANGELOG.md.

References

• git-describe
• Poetry
• Semantic Versioning