now get the imports correct

docs/conf.py

@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 
 import mock
 
+import scope
+
 # MOCK_MODULES = [
 #     "numpy",
 #     "scipy",
@@ -136,9 +138,9 @@ def find_meta(meta):
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = find_meta("version")
+version = scope.__version__
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = find_meta("release")
+# release = find_meta("release")
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
@@ -241,7 +243,6 @@ def find_meta(meta):
         "scope Documentation",
         author,
         "scope",
-        find_meta("description"),
         "Miscellaneous",
     )
 ]

pyproject.toml

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ dependencies = [
 dynamic = ["version"]
 
 [tool.setuptools_scm]
-write_to = "src/scope/__version__.py"
+write_to = "src/scope/__version.py"
 
 [tool.setuptools-git-versioning]
 enabled = true

src/scope/__init__.py

@@ -1 +1,11 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+try:
+    from importlib.metadata import PackageNotFoundError, version
+except ImportError:  # for Python<3.8
+    from importlib_metadata import PackageNotFoundError, version
+
+try:
+    __version__ = version("scope")
+except PackageNotFoundError:
+    # package is not installed
+    from ._version import __version__  # type: ignore