docs: def get_version(filename, version='1.00'):
      ''' Read version as text to avoid machinations at import time. '''
      with open(filename) as infile:
          for line in infile:
              if line.startswith('__version__'):
                  try:
                      version = line.split("'")[1]
                  except IndexError:
                      pass
                  break
      return version