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Python How can I get the version number from a .whl file

Because of some custom logging I would like to get the version number from a wheel file.

I could of course just parse the filename, but my guess is there would be a better way to do this.

Solution

  • You can also use pkginfo e.g.

    from pkginfo import Wheel

w = Wheel(r'C:\path\to\package.whl')

print(w.version)