code: def find_version(*file_paths):
      
      base_module_file = os.path.join(*file_paths)
      with open(base_module_file) as f:
          base_module_data = f.read()
      version_match = re.search(
          r"^__version__ = ['\"]([^'\"]*)['\"]", base_module_data, re.M
      )
      if version_match:
          return version_match.group(1)
      raise RuntimeError("Unable to find version string.")
docs: This pattern was modeled on a method from the Python Packaging User Guide:
          https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/single_source_version.html
  
      We read instead of importing so we don't get import errors if our code
      imports from dependencies listed in install_requires.