Refactor version file

pyod/version.py

@@ -1,2 +1,23 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-__version__ = '0.6.3'  # pragma: no cover
+"""
+``pyod`` is a python toolbox for scalable outlier detection
+"""
+# Based on NiLearn package
+# License: simplified BSD
+
+# PEP0440 compatible formatted version, see:
+# https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0440/
+#
+# Generic release markers:
+# X.Y
+# X.Y.Z # For bugfix releases
+#
+# Admissible pre-release markers:
+# X.YaN # Alpha release
+# X.YbN # Beta release
+# X.YrcN # Release Candidate
+# X.Y # Final release
+#
+# Dev branch marker is: 'X.Y.dev' or 'X.Y.devN' where N is an integer.
+# 'X.Y.dev0' is the canonical version of 'X.Y.dev'
+#
+__version__ = '0.6.4'  # pragma: no cover

setup.py

@@ -4,9 +4,14 @@
 from os import path
 from io import open  # for Python 2 and 3 compatibility
 
-exec(open(path.join('pyod', 'version.py')).read())
+# get __version__ from _version.py
+ver_file = path.join('pyod', 'version.py')
+with open(ver_file) as f:
+    exec(f.read())
+
 this_directory = path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__))
 
+
 def readme():
     with open(path.join(this_directory, 'README.rst'), encoding='utf-8') as f:
         return f.read()