• Use Semantic versioning
  • follow PEP 440 in order to use tools like pip and setuptools
  • Semantic Versioning 2.0.0 specification) vs
  • Other schemes:
    • Date based versioning (YEAR.MONTH 12.04)
    • Serial (single number)
    • Hybrid

https://jacobtomlinson.dev/posts/2020/versioning-and-formatting-your-python-code/

- consider using versioneer

Real Python has a friendlier approach to it

• zero or more dev releases (denoted with a “.devN” suffix)
• zero or more alpha releases (denoted with a “.aN” suffix)
• zero or more beta releases (denoted with a “.bN” suffix)
• zero or more release candidates (denoted with a “.rcN” suffix)

https://packaging.python.org/guides/single-sourcing-package-version/#single-sourcing-the-version

? How to use setup.cfg?

• created 2021-06-06