Remove unused _version.py references

[ojeda-e]

Fixes #144

Changes made in this Pull Request:

• Removed references from the following files

  • docs/scripts/file_descriptions.yaml
  • {{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.codecov.yml
  • {{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.gitattributes

• Updated documentation (fix typos and updated info) in:

  • docs/source/customising/code.rst
  • docs/source/customising/packaging.rst

PR Checklist

• [N/!] Tests?
• Docs?
• CHANGELOG.md updated?
• [N/A] AUTHORS.md updated?
• Issue raised/referenced?

[ojeda-e]

@orbeckst since we are deleting the only line in this file, I think it's best to fully delete .gitattributes with git rm but would prefer to confirm this is the right way to go.

[orbeckst]

delete the whole file

[orbeckst]

Can you check that we’re not actually having versioningit write _version.py? See https://versioningit.readthedocs.io/en/stable/runtime-version.htmlAm 5/9/26 um 16:24 schrieb Estefania Barreto-Ojeda ***@***.***>: @ojeda-e commented on this pull request. On {{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.gitattributes: @orbeckst since we are deleting the only line in this file, I think it's best to fully delete .gitattributes with git rm but would prefer to confirm this is the right way to go. —Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.Triage notifications on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS or Android. You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[ojeda-e]

Can you check that we’re not actually having versioningit write _version.py?

It seems like we are not.

Yes, we do use versioningit, but we do not write the version down to _version.py. The config declared in the {{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/pyproject.toml only includes the blocks [tool.versioningit], [tool.versioningit.vcs], and [tool.versioningit.format]:

cookiecutter-mdakit/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/pyproject.toml

Lines 62 to 74 in 37f59bb

	[tool.versioningit]
	default-version = "1+unknown"
	[tool.versioningit.vcs]
	method = "git"
	# the below line expects tags to look like '1.0.2'.
	# if prefixing with a v, e.g. 'v1.0.2', change it to ["v*"]
	match = ["*"]
	[tool.versioningit.format]
	distance = "{base_version}+{distance}.{vcs}{rev}"
	dirty = "{base_version}+{distance}.{vcs}{rev}.dirty"
	distance-dirty = "{base_version}+{distance}.{vcs}{rev}.dirty"

Meaning, the version string is obtained from git. It does not, by itself, create a _version.py file.

Following the versiongit docs, if we were writing the version down to _version.py, it would look like:

[tool.versioningit.write]
file = "src/project_name/_version.py

But nothing in the pyproject.toml indicates we are doing so.

[orbeckst]

Looks good. I agree with you to delete the .gitattributes. Please do and then we can merge. I am just approving ahead of time.

[orbeckst]

delete the whole file

[ojeda-e]

@orbeckst file deleted; this PR is ready to merge.

[orbeckst]

Thank you!