set up dynamic version/dependencies

Author: leofang

cuda_python/pyproject.toml

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "cuda-python"
-version = "12.6.3"
 description = "CUDA Python: Performance meets Productivity"
 readme = {file = "README.md", content-type = "text/markdown"}
 authors = [{name = "NVIDIA Corporation", email = "[email protected]"},]
@@ -33,9 +32,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Environment :: GPU :: NVIDIA CUDA",
     "Environment :: GPU :: NVIDIA CUDA :: 12",
 ]
-dependencies = [
-  "cuda-bindings~=12.6.3",
-]
+dynamic = ["version", "dependencies"]
 
 [project.urls]
 homepage = "https://nvidia.github.io/cuda-python/"

cuda_python/setup.py

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2025, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-NVIDIA-SOFTWARE-LICENSE
+
+from setuptools import setup
+
+# We want to keep the version in sync with cuda.bindings, but setuptools would not let
+# us to refer to any files outside of the project root, so we have to employ our own
+# run-time lookup using setup()...
+with open("../cuda_bindings/cuda/bindings/_version.py") as f:
+    exec(f.read())
+version = __version__  # noqa: F821
+del __version__  # noqa: F821
+
+setup(
+    version=version,
+    install_requires=[
+        f"cuda-bindings~={version}",
+    ],
+)