Question

I am trying to obtain a variable from a different file type and import it into a Python script. The file is version.mk, it has a variable called VARIABLE_ID. The import module does not work as normally, is there any way to call variables from other file types?

Thanks for any help

import os

from version import VERSION_ID

def versionid:

    print VERSION_ID

This is the code that does not work.

The version ID is 0.0.2 format. When I run the below code it says there is a syntax error in the number.

I have read that distutils has a version numbering convention. I am not sure how this could be used, has anyone heard or know how this works?

Is there a way of having cooments in this file, when comments are in the file it interferes with the file. Could the read() just read the version_id and not the comments, thanks

VERSION_ID=map(int,re.match("VERSION_ID\s*=\s*(\S+)",open("version.mk").read()).group(1).split("."))

Answer 1

If you are sure about version.mk is valid python file, and does not have any harm codes, you can execute it.

>>> exec(open("version.mk"))
>>> print VERSION_ID
1

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UPDATE: because OP Added VERSION_ID is not a valid python number

version.mk

#version no is here
VERSION_ID=0.0.2

#some more info here
....

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>>> import re
>>> VERSION_ID=map(int,re.search("VERSION_ID\s*=\s*(\S+)",open("version.mk").read()).group(1).split("."))
>>> VERSION_ID
[0, 0, 2]