Update how we access importlib metadata

biothings · Oct 28, 2024 · 691461a · 691461a
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diff --git a/biothings_client/__version__.py b/biothings_client/__version__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
-import importlib.metadata
+"""
+Package versioning using PEP-376
+https://peps.python.org/pep-0396/#pep-376-metadata
+"""
 
-# https://peps.python.org/pep-0396/#pep-376-metadata
-distribution_name = "biothings_client"
-__version__ = importlib.metadata.version(distribution_name)
+try:
+    from importlib import metadata
+except ImportError:
+    # Running on pre-3.8 Python; use importlib-metadata package
+    import importlib_metadata as metadata  # type: ignore
+
+DISTRIBUTION_NAME = "biothings_client"
+__version__ = metadata.version(DISTRIBUTION_NAME)