Remove importlib_metadata.__version__. Closes #71.

Author: jaraco

importlib_metadata/__init__.py

@@ -618,6 +618,3 @@ def requires(distribution_name):
     packaging.requirement.Requirement.
     """
     return distribution(distribution_name).requires
-
-
-__version__ = version(__name__)

importlib_metadata/docs/changelog.rst

@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@
  importlib_metadata NEWS
 =========================
 
+v2.0.0
+======
+
+* ``importlib_metadata`` no longer presents a
+  ``__version__`` attribute. Consumers wishing to
+  resolve the version of the package should query it
+  directly with
+  ``importlib_metadata.version('importlib-metadata')``.
+  Closes #71.
+
 v1.7.0
 ======
 

importlib_metadata/tests/test_api.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 from . import fixtures
 from .. import (
-    Distribution, PackageNotFoundError, __version__, distribution,
+    Distribution, PackageNotFoundError, distribution,
     entry_points, files, metadata, requires, version,
     )
 
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ def test_metadata_for_this_package(self):
         assert 'Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries' in classifiers
 
     def test_importlib_metadata_version(self):
-        assert re.match(self.version_pattern, __version__)
+        resolved = version('importlib-metadata')
+        assert re.match(self.version_pattern, resolved)
 
     @staticmethod
     def _test_files(files):