From b151ddfb5ad9fbe23634004b86d9c87a6101e2c5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Evgeni Burovski <evgeny.burovskiy@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2025 17:42:41 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] .

---
 array_api_strict/__init__.py | 9 ++++++---
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/array_api_strict/__init__.py b/array_api_strict/__init__.py
index 1a3cec8..e6a1763 100644
--- a/array_api_strict/__init__.py
+++ b/array_api_strict/__init__.py
@@ -327,9 +327,12 @@
 
 __all__ += ['set_array_api_strict_flags', 'get_array_api_strict_flags', 'reset_array_api_strict_flags', 'ArrayAPIStrictFlags']
 
-from . import _version
-__version__ = _version.__version__
-del _version
+try:
+    from . import _version
+    __version__ = _version.__version__
+    del _version
+except ImportError:
+    __version__ = "unknown"
 
 
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