config: support api_version in the global section

Gauvain Pocentek · Gauvain Pocentek · commit 29bd81336828 · 2018-02-04T07:02:55.000+01:00
Fixes python-gitlab#421
diff --git a/docs/cli.rst b/docs/cli.rst
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ example:
    default = somewhere
    ssl_verify = true
    timeout = 5
-   api_version = 3
 
    [somewhere]
    url = https://some.whe.re
@@ -69,6 +68,9 @@ parameters. You can override the values in each GitLab server section.
    * - ``timeout``
      - Integer
      - Number of seconds to wait for an answer before failing.
+   * - ``api_version``
+     - ``3`` ou ``4``
+     - The API version to use to make queries. Requires python-gitlab >= 1.3.0.
 
 You must define the ``url`` in each GitLab server section.
 
diff --git a/gitlab/config.py b/gitlab/config.py
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ def __init__(self, gitlab_id=None, config_files=None):
             pass
 
         self.api_version = '3'
+        try:
+            self.api_version = self._config.get('global', 'api_version')
+        except Exception:
+            pass
         try:
             self.api_version = self._config.get(self.gitlab_id, 'api_version')
         except Exception:
