code: def get_author_and_version(package):
      
      init_py = open(os.path.join(package, '__init__.py')).read()
      author = re.search("__author__ = ['\"]([^'\"]+)['\"]", init_py).group(1)
      version = re.search("__version__ = ['\"]([^'\"]+)['\"]", init_py).group(1)
      return author, version
docs: Return package author and version as listed in `init.py`.