[QGIS-Developer] Plugin version number

[Borys Jurgiel]

Dnia piątek, 13 września 2019 10:05:14 CEST Paul Wittle pisze:
> Hi,
> 
> It is possible to see the plugin version number (from the metadata file)
> when you open the manage plugins window and select a plugin.
> 
> Is it possible to retrieve this version number using Python in the plugin
> itself?

from qgis.utils import pluginMetadata
pluginMetadata('db_manager', 'version')

In (a rare) case it doesn't meet your needs (e.g. the plugin you examine is not loaded), you 
can alternatively parse the metadata.txt file on your own, using Pyton's 
configparser.ConfigParser



> 
> It's not really very important but I just want to be able to include it in
> messages; so for example, "You have successfully upgraded to version..." or
> being able to automatically include the version number in bug reporting.
> 
> I did try an internet search but it just comes up with people looking for
> the version of Python rather than the actual version of the plugin itself.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Paul
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