Read version from version.txt, not by executing version.py

Author: jmrohwer

pysces/version.py

@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
-MAJOR = 1
-MINOR = 0
-MICRO = 1
-STATUS = ''
+import re
+import os
 
+cwd = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+
+with open(os.path.join(cwd, 'version.txt'), 'r') as f:
+    v = f.read().strip().split('.')
+
+MAJOR = int(v[0])
+MINOR = int(v[1])
+MICRO = int(re.split('(\d+)', v[2])[1])
+STATUS = re.split('(\d+)', v[2])[2]
 
 def current_version():
     return '%s.%s.%s%s' % (MAJOR, MINOR, MICRO, STATUS)
 
-
 def current_version_tuple():
     return (MAJOR, MINOR, MICRO)
 
-
 __version__ = current_version()

pysces/version.txt

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1.0.1

setup.py

@@ -21,19 +21,15 @@
 
 __doc__ = "PySCeS: the Python Simulator for Cellular Systems setup file"
 
-# get __version__ from version.py
-with open('pysces/version.py') as f:
-    exec(f.read())
+# get __version__ from version.txt
+with open('pysces/version.txt') as f:
+    __version__ = f.read().strip()
 
 # avoid duplication
 with open('requirements.txt') as f:
     requirements = f.read().splitlines()
 
 import os, re
-import sysconfig
-
-import fileinput
-import shutil
 
 try:
     import configparser  # Py 3