How to get latest dataset version number?

[Jackmin801]

It used to be possible to get the dataset version with the /datasets/view endpoint

REMOTE_VERSION = kaggle.api.dataset_view('owner/slug').versions[0].versionNumber

However, it seems like support for this endpoint was dropped in #482

1. May we know why support for this endpoint was dropped in the library? The endpoint seems to still be working and the code snippet above still works in older versions of this package.
2. If above is because there are plans to deprecate the /datasets/view, what is the new way to get the latest version of a dataset?

@Philmod @jplotts
Thanks!

[grll]

Ran into the same issue, wrote a terrible workaround using list files method in the meantime... Let me know if you found better alternatives.

from kaggle import rest, api

def get_dataset_latest_version_number(dataset_id, last_known_version = 1):
   owner, slug = dataset_id.split("/")
   version = last_known_version
   while True:
       try:
           api.datasets_list_files(owner, slug, dataset_version_number=version)
       except rest.ApiException as e:
           if e.status == 404:
               version += 1
               continue      
       break
   return version