Slightly simplify CLI version logic

pypa · Dec 27, 2024 · 4f121fa · 4f121fa
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commit 4f121fa
Showing 1 changed file with 3 additions and 3 deletions.
diff --git a/backend/src/hatchling/cli/version/__init__.py b/backend/src/hatchling/cli/version/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import argparse
-from typing import Any, cast
+from typing import Any
 
 
 def version_impl(
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ def version_impl(
     plugin_manager = PluginManager()
     metadata = ProjectMetadata(root, plugin_manager)
 
-    if 'version' in metadata.config.get('project', {}):
+    static_version = metadata.core.version
+    if static_version is not None:
         if desired_version:
             app.abort('Cannot set version when it is statically defined by the `project.version` field')
         else:
-            static_version = cast(str, metadata.core.version)
             app.display(static_version)
             return