How to use the sphinx.__version__ function in Sphinx

output_dir = os.path.join(__location__, "api")
module_dir = os.path.join(__location__, "../src/devbot")
try:
    shutil.rmtree(output_dir)
except FileNotFoundError:
    pass

try:
    import sphinx
    from pkg_resources import parse_version

    cmd_line_template = "sphinx-apidoc -f -o {outputdir} {moduledir}"
    cmd_line = cmd_line_template.format(outputdir=output_dir, moduledir=module_dir)

    args = cmd_line.split(" ")
    if parse_version(sphinx.__version__) >= parse_version('1.7'):
        args = args[1:]

    apidoc.main(args)
except Exception as e:
    print("Running `sphinx-apidoc` failed!\n{}".format(e))

# -- General configuration -----------------------------------------------------

# If your documentation needs a minimal Sphinx version, state it here.
# needs_sphinx = '1.0'

# Add any Sphinx extension module names here, as strings. They can be extensions
# coming with Sphinx (named 'sphinx.ext.*') or your custom ones.
extensions = ['sphinx.ext.autodoc', 'sphinx.ext.intersphinx', 'sphinx.ext.todo',
              'sphinx.ext.autosummary', 'sphinx.ext.viewcode', 'sphinx.ext.coverage',
              'sphinx.ext.doctest', 'sphinx.ext.ifconfig', 'sphinx.ext.mathjax',

output_dir = os.path.join(__location__, "api")
module_dir = os.path.join(__location__, "../src/als")
try:
    shutil.rmtree(output_dir)
except FileNotFoundError:
    pass

try:
    import sphinx
    from pkg_resources import parse_version

    cmd_line_template = "sphinx-apidoc -f -o {outputdir} {moduledir}"
    cmd_line = cmd_line_template.format(outputdir=output_dir, moduledir=module_dir)

    args = cmd_line.split(" ")
    if parse_version(sphinx.__version__) >= parse_version('1.7'):
        args = args[1:]

    apidoc.main(args)
except Exception as e:
    print("Running `sphinx-apidoc` failed!\n{}".format(e))

# -- General configuration -----------------------------------------------------

# If your documentation needs a minimal Sphinx version, state it here.
# needs_sphinx = '1.0'

# Add any Sphinx extension module names here, as strings. They can be extensions
# coming with Sphinx (named 'sphinx.ext.*') or your custom ones.
extensions = ['sphinx.ext.autodoc', 'sphinx.ext.intersphinx', 'sphinx.ext.todo',
              'sphinx.ext.autosummary', 'sphinx.ext.viewcode', 'sphinx.ext.coverage',
              'sphinx.ext.doctest', 'sphinx.ext.ifconfig', 'sphinx.ext.mathjax',

output_dir = os.path.join(__location__, "api")
module_dir = os.path.join(__location__, "../src/SALib")
try:
    shutil.rmtree(output_dir)
except FileNotFoundError:
    pass

try:
    import sphinx
    from pkg_resources import parse_version

    cmd_line_template = "sphinx-apidoc -f -o {outputdir} {moduledir}"
    cmd_line = cmd_line_template.format(outputdir=output_dir, moduledir=module_dir)

    args = cmd_line.split(" ")
    if parse_version(sphinx.__version__) >= parse_version('1.7'):
        args = args[1:]

    apidoc.main(args)
except Exception as e:
    print("Running `sphinx-apidoc` failed!\n{}".format(e))

# -- General configuration -----------------------------------------------------

# If your documentation needs a minimal Sphinx version, state it here.
# needs_sphinx = '1.0'

# Add any Sphinx extension module names here, as strings. They can be extensions
# coming with Sphinx (named 'sphinx.ext.*') or your custom ones.
extensions = ['sphinx.ext.autodoc', 'sphinx.ext.intersphinx', 'sphinx.ext.todo',
              'sphinx.ext.autosummary', 'sphinx.ext.viewcode', 'sphinx.ext.coverage',
              'sphinx.ext.doctest', 'sphinx.ext.ifconfig', 'sphinx.ext.mathjax',

def _str_references(self):
        out = []
        if self['References']:
            out += self._str_header('References')
            if isinstance(self['References'], str):
                self['References'] = [self['References']]
            out.extend(self['References'])
            out += ['']
            # Latex collects all references to a separate bibliography,
            # so we need to insert links to it
            if sphinx.__version__ >= "0.6":
                out += ['.. only:: latex','']
            else:
                out += ['.. latexonly::','']
            items = []
            for line in self['References']:
                m = re.match(r'.. \[([a-z0-9._-]+)\]', line, re.I)
                if m:
                    items.append(m.group(1))
            out += ['   ' + ", ".join(["[%s]_" % item for item in items]), '']
        return out

It will:

- Convert Parameters etc. sections to field lists.
- Convert See Also section to a See also entry.
- Renumber references.
- Extract the signature from the docstring, if it can't be determined
  otherwise.

.. [1] https://github.com/numpy/numpy/blob/master/doc/HOWTO_DOCUMENT.rst.txt

"""

import sphinx

if sphinx.__version__ < '1.0.1':
    raise RuntimeError("Sphinx 1.0.1 or newer is required")

import os
import re
import pydoc
from docscrape_sphinx import get_doc_object, SphinxDocString
from sphinx.util.compat import Directive
import inspect


def mangle_docstrings(app, what, name, obj, options, lines,
                      reference_offset=[0]):

    cfg = dict(use_plots=app.config.numpydoc_use_plots,
               show_class_members=app.config.numpydoc_show_class_members)

raise RuntimeError("Sphinx 0.5.dev or newer required")

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# General configuration
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Add any Sphinx extension module names here, as strings. They can be extensions
# coming with Sphinx (named 'sphinx.ext.*') or your custom ones.

sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('../sphinxext'))

extensions = ['sphinx.ext.autodoc', 'sphinx.ext.pngmath', 'numpydoc',
              'sphinx.ext.intersphinx', 'sphinx.ext.coverage',
              'plot_directive']

if sphinx.__version__ >= "0.7":
    extensions.append('sphinx.ext.autosummary')
else:
    extensions.append('autosummary')
    extensions.append('only_directives')

# Add any paths that contain templates here, relative to this directory.
templates_path = ['_templates']

# The suffix of source filenames.
source_suffix = '.rst'

# The master toctree document.
#master_doc = 'index'

# General substitutions.
project = 'NumPy'

def setup(app):
    if LooseVersion(sphinx_version) < LooseVersion('1.3.1'):
        print('Upgrade sphinx to version >= 1.3.1 for '
              'improved Figure/Table number handling.')
        # Add a role to handle :numref: references.
        app.add_role('numref', numref_role)
        # Process the numref references once the doctree has been created.
        app.connect('doctree-resolved', process_numref)

def run_apidoc(_):
    module = "../src/pint"
    output_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "api"))
    args = [
        "--separate",
        "-o",
        output_path,
        "-f",
        "--module-first",
        "--no-toc",
        "--no-headings",
        module,
    ]
    if parse(sphinx.__version__) >= parse("2.2"):
        args = ["-t", "_templates/apidoc"] + args
    else:
        print(
            "WARNING: old version of sphinx, {}, upgrade to "
            "at least 2.2 to get nicer formatting".format(sphinx.__version__)
        )
    sphinx.ext.apidoc.main(args)

import sys
import textwrap
from pkg_resources import parse_version

# Monkey-patch Sphinx to treat unhiglighted code as error.
import sphinx
import sphinx.highlighting
from sphinx.errors import SphinxWarning

# Versions of Sphinx below changeset 1860:19b394207746 (before v0.6.6 release)
# won't work due to different PygmentsBridge interface.
required_sphinx_version = '0.6.6'
sphinx_version_supported = \
    parse_version(sphinx.__version__) >= parse_version(required_sphinx_version)

# This simple monkey-patch allows either fail on first unhighlighted block or
# print all unhighlighted blocks and don't fail at all.
# First behaviour is useful for testing that all code is highlighted, second ---
# for fixing lots of unhighlighted code.
fail_on_first_unhighlighted = True


class UnhighlightedError(SphinxWarning):
    pass

# PygmentsBridge.unhighlighted() added in Sphinx in changeset 574:f1c885fdd6ad
# (0.5 release).


def patched_unhighlighted(self, source):

Sphinx extension that handles docstrings in the Numpy standard format. [1]

It will:

- Convert Parameters etc. sections to field lists.
- Convert See Also section to a See also entry.
- Renumber references.
- Extract the signature from the docstring, if it can't be determined otherwise.

.. [1] https://github.com/numpy/numpy/blob/master/doc/HOWTO_DOCUMENT.rst.txt

"""

import sphinx

if sphinx.__version__ < '1.0.1':
    raise RuntimeError("Sphinx 1.0.1 or newer is required")

import os, re, pydoc
from docscrape_sphinx import get_doc_object, SphinxDocString
from sphinx.util.compat import Directive
import inspect

def mangle_docstrings(app, what, name, obj, options, lines,
                      reference_offset=[0]):

    cfg = dict(use_plots=app.config.numpydoc_use_plots,
               show_class_members=app.config.numpydoc_show_class_members)

    if what == 'module':
        # Strip top title
        title_re = re.compile(ur'^\s*[#*=]{4,}\n[a-z0-9 -]+\n[#*=]{4,}\s*',