[QPID-6574] Python - client version property is unreliable

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Component/s: Python Client
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Lorenz Quack
• Created: 05/Jun/15 14:09
• Updated: 08/Sep/16 10:25

Description

In trunk (r1683751) the python clients tries to determine it's own version through pkg_resources which is a 3rd party module provided by setuptools which might not be installed.
Even if setuptools is installed this method is unreliable. It reports a version that is installed not necessarily the version that is currently imported/running. Additionally, the behaviour of pkg_resources in case there are several versions installed is unclear.

While there doesn't seem to be a definitive canonical way of handling versions in python there are several ways listed here. IMHO, Option 3 which is also suggested here seems like the best option.