.. _spkg_setuptools_scm:

setuptools_scm: Python build system extension to obtain package version from version control
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Description
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the blessed package to manage your versions by scm tags

License
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MIT

Upstream Contact
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https://pypi.org/project/setuptools-scm/


Type
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standard


Version Information
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package-version.txt::

    6.3.2

install-requires.txt::

    setuptools_scm >=4.1.2


Equivalent System Packages
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conda:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ conda install setuptools_scm


macports:
install the following packages: py-setuptools_scm

opensuse:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo zypper install python3-setuptools_scm


void:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo xbps-install  python3-setuptools_scm


See https://repology.org/project/python:setuptools-scm/versions


However, these system packages will not be used for building Sage
because using Python site-packages is not supported by the Sage distribution;
see :trac:`29023`