More sane version management

Author: rhpvorderman

.github/release_checklist.md

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Release checklist
 - [ ] Create a release branch.
   - [ ] Set version to a stable number.
   - [ ] Change current development version in `CHANGELOG.rst` to stable version.
+  - [ ] Change the version in `__init__.py`
 - [ ] Merge the release branch into `main`.
 - [ ] Create a test pypi package from the main branch. ([Instructions.](
 https://packaging.python.org/tutorials/packaging-projects/#generating-distribution-archives

setup.py

@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ def build_isa_l():
     ],
     python_requires=">=3.6",
     setup_requires=["cython"],
-    install_requires=["setuptools"],
     ext_modules=[
         IsalExtension("isal.isal_zlib", ["src/isal/isal_zlib.pyx"]),
         IsalExtension("isal._isal", ["src/isal/_isal.pyx"]),

src/isal/__init__.py

@@ -18,16 +18,15 @@
 # OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
 # SOFTWARE.
 
-import pkg_resources
-
 from ._isal import ISAL_MAJOR_VERSION, ISAL_MINOR_VERSION, \
     ISAL_PATCH_VERSION, ISAL_VERSION
 
 __all__ = [
     "ISAL_MAJOR_VERSION",
     "ISAL_MINOR_VERSION",
     "ISAL_PATCH_VERSION",
-    "ISAL_VERSION"
+    "ISAL_VERSION",
+    "__version__"
 ]
 
-__version__ = pkg_resources.get_distribution(__package__).version
+__version__ = "0.3.0-dev"