Review setup.py

setup.py

@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 # This setup.py file serves the only purpose to dynamically create a
 # _meta.py file which then is imported from conf.py.
 
+import setuptools
+from setuptools import setup
+import setuptools.command.install
+from distutils import log
 import datetime
-import distutils.core
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
 import subprocess
-from setuptools import setup
-import setuptools.command.install
 
 
 class GitProps:
@@ -38,9 +39,9 @@ def get_date(self):
             return datetime.date.fromtimestamp(ts)
 
 
-class meta(distutils.core.Command):
+class meta(setuptools.Command):
 
-    description = "generate a _meta.py file"
+    description = "generate meta files"
     user_options = []
     meta_template = '''
 __version__ = "%(version)s"
@@ -55,11 +56,13 @@ def finalize_options(self):
 
     def run(self):
         git = GitProps()
+        version = self.distribution.get_version()
+        log.info("version: %s", version)
         values = {
-            'version': self.distribution.get_version(),
+            'version': version,
             'date': git.get_date().strftime("%e %B %Y").strip(),
         }
-        with open("_meta.py", "wt") as f:
+        with Path("_meta.py").open("wt") as f:
             print(self.meta_template % values, file=f)