[version] controlling the version from __version__.py using bumpversion and setup.cfg

GPy/VERSION

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-0.8.0

GPy/__init__.py

@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ from . import plotting
 from .core import Model
 from .core.parameterization import Param, Parameterized, ObsAr
 
-with open('VERSION', 'r') as f:
-    __version__ = f.read()
+from .__version__ import __version__
 
 #@nottest
 try:

setup.cfg

@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ current_version = 0.8.0
 tag = True
 commit = True
 
-[bumpversion:file:GPy/VERSION]
+[bumpversion:file:GPy/__version__.py]

setup.py

@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ import numpy as np
 def read(fname):
     return open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), fname)).read()
 
-__version__ = read('GPy/VERSION')
+version_dummy = {}
+exec(read('GPy/__version__.py'), version_dummy)
+__version__ = version_dummy['__version__']
+del version_dummy
 
 #Mac OS X Clang doesn't support OpenMP th the current time.
 #This detects if we are building on a Mac
@@ -72,7 +75,7 @@ setup(name = 'GPy',
       package_data = {'GPy': ['defaults.cfg', 'installation.cfg',
                               'util/data_resources.json',
                               'util/football_teams.json',
-                              'VERSION']},
+                              ]},
       include_package_data = True,
       py_modules = ['GPy.__init__'],
       test_suite = 'GPy.testing',