setup.py

import setuptools
import re

with open("README.md", "r") as fh:
    long_description = fh.read()

version = ''

with open('slash/__init__.py') as f:
    version = re.search(r'^__version__\s*=\s*[\'"]([^\'"]*)[\'"]', f.read(), re.MULTILINE).group(1)

if version.endswith(('a', 'b', 'rc')):
    # append version identifier based on commit count
    try:
        import subprocess
        p = subprocess.Popen(['git', 'rev-list', '--count', 'HEAD'],
                             stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
        out, err = p.communicate()
        if out:
            version += out.decode('utf-8').strip()
        p = subprocess.Popen(['git', 'rev-parse', '--short', 'HEAD'],
                             stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
        out, err = p.communicate()
        if out:
            version += '+g' + out.decode('utf-8').strip()
    except Exception:
        pass

setuptools.setup(
    name="slash",
    version=version,
    author="SilentJungle399",
    description="A simple module to use for slash commands in discord.py.",
    long_description=long_description,
    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
    packages=setuptools.find_packages(exclude=["docs"]),
    install_requires=[
        "discord.py@git+https://github.com/Rapptz/discord.py"
    ],
    classifiers=[
        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
        "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
        "Operating System :: OS Independent",
    ],
    python_requires=">=3.8",
    license="MIT"
)