[doc/conf] Import proper pkg version number

Author: mpsonntag

doc/conf.py

@@ -11,9 +11,22 @@
 # All configuration values have a default; values that are commented out
 # serve to show the default.
 
+import json
 import os
+import pathlib
 import sys
 
+from distutils.version import LooseVersion as CheckVer
+
+currdir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+parent = pathlib.Path(currdir).parent
+path = os.path.join(parent, "odml", "info.json")
+
+with open(path) as infofile:
+    infodict = json.load(infofile)
+
+version_str = infodict["VERSION"]
+
 # If extensions (or modules to document with autodoc) are in another directory,
 # add these directories to sys.path here. If the directory is relative to the
 # documentation root, use os.path.abspath to make it absolute, like shown here.
@@ -69,9 +82,9 @@ def __new__(meta, name, bases, clsdict):
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '1.4'
+version = "%s.%s" % (CheckVer(version_str).version[0], CheckVer(version_str).version[1])
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '1.4.1'
+release = version_str
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.