How can I get version constant in p5.js?

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@micuat

… I want to get the version as a constant variable.

Detect p5 1.1.9 vs 1.0.0?

I’m also puzzled why devs from both Processing Java & p5js flavors so adamantly refuse to add some way for a sketch to inspect which version it is running on. Indeed the p5 constructor doesn’t contain any info about its version. The only place I’ve found it was inside the “p5.js” file itself on its 1st line as a comment block. Take a look at these 2 examples below. 1st is from the current “v1.1.9” and 2nd is from a very old “v.0.2.3”: /*! p5.js v1.1.9 July 22, 2020 */: cdn.…