get_version.py

ROOT = pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent.parent
WORKING = ROOT / "src" / "gui"

def version_getter() -> str | None:
"""Get the latest version from the CHANGELOG file"""

    with open(ROOT / "CHANGELOG.md", "r") as f:
        for line in f:
            if line.__contains__("##") and not line.__contains__("YEAR MONTH DAY"):

                correct_line = line.split("-")[0].strip()
                version = correct_line.split("[")[1]

                return version.strip("]")

This will get the version from the specific file type I use for changelogs.