#!/usr/bin/env python """Show the version number""" version_filename = "setup.py" lines = None with open(version_filename, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f: lines = f.readlines() for line in lines: if line.lstrip().startswith("version="): # get rid of quotes around the version line2 = line.replace('"', '') # get rid of the trailing comma line2 = line2.replace(',', '') # split on = words = line2.split("=") # Note: This format is for github actions print(f'::set-output name=version::{words[1].strip()}')