docs: def get_version():
      """Reads version number.
  
      This workaround is required since __init__ is an entry point exposing
      stuff from other modules, which may use dependencies unavailable
      in current environment, which in turn will prevent this application
      from install.
  
      """
      contents = read(os.path.join(PATH_BASE, 'srptools', '__init__.py'))
      version = re.search('VERSION = \(([^)]+)\)', contents)
      version = version.group(1).replace(', ', '.').strip()
      return version