Deal with _version missing

jupyterlab · Nov 13, 2023 · d9bf916 · d9bf916
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diff --git a/jupyterlab_pygments/__init__.py b/jupyterlab_pygments/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-from ._version import __version__  # noqa
+try:
+    from ._version import __version__  # noqa
+except ImportError:
+    # Fallback when using the package in dev mode without installing
+    # in editable mode with pip. Here this is particularly important
+    # to be able to run the generate_css.py script.
+    __version__ = "dev"
 from .style import JupyterStyle  # noqa