[QGIS-Developer] Plugin version number

[Raymond Nijssen]

Hi Paul,

I do not think it is supported now, but a workaround could be:

- Add a variable 'version' with the plugin version number to your plugin 
class.

- Then do:
qgis.utils.plugins['your plugin name'].version


You could even write a version() function that reads the version number 
from the metadata.txt to prevent redundancy.

I wonder if there is another way though..

Kind regards,
Raymond



On 13-09-19 10:05, Paul Wittle wrote:
> 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?
> 
> 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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