Get infer version

In pyproject.toml, configure the plugin manager to execute the build plugins.

[project.entry-points."setuptools.finalize_distribution_options"]
drain_swamp = "drain_swamp.monkey.wrap_infer_version:infer_version"

See also

Build a package

Note

research notes

These notes lead up to the config_settings UX issue

[alter Distribution object]

Command and sub-command classes https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/userguide/extension.html#customizing-commands

https://github.com/pypa/setuptools_scm/blob/main/src/setuptools_scm/_integration/setuptools.py

https://github.com/pypa/setuptools_scm/blob/main/src/setuptools_scm/_integration/pyproject_reading.py

https://github.com/pypa/setuptools_scm/blob/main/src/setuptools_scm/_config.py

https://github.com/pypa/setuptools_scm/blob/main/src/setuptools_scm/_get_version_impl.py

https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/blob/e9f0be98ea4faaba4a7b2d07ba994a81fde8f42f/setuptools/build_meta.py#L161

https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/issues/2491

https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/discussions/4083

https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/issues/3896#issuecomment-1656714771

SOLUTIONS

setuptools_scm._integration.setuptools.infer_version
_config.Configuration.from_file
_assign_version
drain_swamp.monkey.wrap_infer_version.run_build_plugins(d_config_settings)

Run build plugins. The plugins are responsible for user input validation and choosing which user input is of interest

Parameters:

d_config_settings (collections.abc.Mapping[str, Any]) – config settings dict. What normally would be supplied as python -m build config setting cli options