code: def read_git_branch():
      
      try:
          with open(CC_INIT, "r") as f:
              found = False
              while not found:
                  line = f.readline().strip().split()
                  try:
                      found = True if line[0] == '_git_branch' else False
                  except IndexError:
                      pass
          branch = line[2].replace('"', '')
          if len(branch) == 0:
              branch = None
          return branch
      except IOError:
          return None
docs: Read version information from VERSION file