Merge pull request #32 from mitodl/feature/remove_local_version_check

Remove test for local version matching

pylmod/__init__.py

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 """
 PyLmod is a module that implements MIT Learning Modules API in Python
 """
-import os.path
 from pkg_resources import get_distribution, DistributionNotFound
 
 from pylmod.gradebook import GradeBook
@@ -13,14 +12,6 @@ def _get_version():
     # pylint: disable=no-member
     try:
         dist = get_distribution(__project__)
-        # Normalize case for Windows systems
-        dist_loc = os.path.normcase(dist.location)
-        here = os.path.normcase(os.path.abspath(__file__))
-        if not here.startswith(
-                os.path.join(dist_loc, __project__)
-        ):
-            # not installed, but there is another version that *is*
-            raise DistributionNotFound
     except DistributionNotFound:
         return 'Please install this project with setup.py'
     else:

pylmod/tests/test_module.py

@@ -43,11 +43,3 @@ def test_bad_version(self):
             # Test with distribution not found:
             mock_distribution.side_effect = DistributionNotFound()
             self.assertEqual(_get_version(), error_string)
-
-        # Test with loc path not matching
-        with mock.patch('os.path.abspath') as mock_path:
-            mock_path.return_value = 'not/where/we/are'
-            self.assertEqual(_get_version(), error_string)
-            # Bonus regression test to make sure we are calling
-            # abspath.
-            self.assertTrue(mock_path.called)