Make package useable when it is not installed

cophi-wue · Jun 28, 2021 · 9a96282 · 9a96282
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commit 9a96282
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diff --git a/delta/__init__.py b/delta/__init__.py
@@ -6,14 +6,19 @@
 
 Stylometrics in Python
 """
+import warnings
 
 try:
     import importlib.metadata as importlib_metadata
 except ModuleNotFoundError: # < Python 3.8
     import importlib_metadata
 
 __title__ = 'delta'
-__version__ = importlib_metadata.version(__name__)
+try:
+    __version__ = importlib_metadata.version(__name__)
+except Exception as e:
+    __version__ = None
+    warnings.warn(f'Could not determine version: {e}', ImportWarning, source=e)
 __author__ = 'Fotis Jannidis, Thorsten Vitt'
 
 from warnings import warn