code: def read_pkginfo(filename):
      
      COMMENT_CHAR = '#'
      OPTION_CHAR =  '='
      options = {}
      f = open(filename)
      for line in f:
          if COMMENT_CHAR in line:
              line, comment = line.split(COMMENT_CHAR, 1)
          if OPTION_CHAR in line:
              option, value = line.split(OPTION_CHAR, 1)
              option = option.strip()
              value = value.strip()
              options[option] = value
      f.close()
      return options
docs: Help us read the pkginfo without accessing __init__