BUG: Fix for #6569, allowing build_ext --inplace

wackywendell · rgommers · commit a76c27525011 · 2015-10-29T21:41:25.000+01:00
(cherry picked from commit 02b42d4)
diff --git a/numpy/testing/nosetester.py b/numpy/testing/nosetester.py
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@ class NoseTester(object):
                 'swig_ext']
 
     def __init__(self, package=None, raise_warnings=None):
-        if raise_warnings is None and '.dev0' in np.__version__:
+        if raise_warnings is None and (
+                not hasattr(np, '__version__') or '.dev0' in np.__version__):
             raise_warnings = "develop"
         elif raise_warnings is None:
             raise_warnings = "release"
