code: def get_version():
      
      assert sparser_path is not None, "Sparser path is not defined."
      with open(os.path.join(sparser_path, 'version.txt'), 'r') as f:
          version = f.read().strip()
      return version
docs: Return the version of the Sparser executable on the path.
  
      Returns
      -------
      version : str
          The version of Sparser that is found on the Sparser path.