Ticket #21400: 21400.diff

docs/conf.py

@@ -13 +13 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
+import re
 import sys
 from os.path import abspath, dirname, join
 
@@ -58 +59 @@
 version = '1.7'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
 try:
-    from django import VERSION, get_version
+    from django import get_version
 except ImportError:
     release = version
 else:
     def django_release():
+        VERSION = ()
+        path = join(dirname(dirname(__file__)), 'django', '__init__.py')
+        with open(path) as f:
+            for line in f:
+                if line.startswith('VERSION'):
+                    VERSION = eval(re.findall(r'\(.*\)', line)[0])
+                    break
+
         pep386ver = get_version()
-        if VERSION[3:5] == ('alpha', 0) and 'dev' not in pep386ver:
+        if VERSION and VERSION[3:5] == ('alpha', 0) and 'dev' not in pep386ver:
             return pep386ver + '.dev'
         return pep386ver