code: def get_version(*file_paths):
      
      filename = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), *file_paths)
      print("Looking for version in: {}".format(filename))
      version_file = open(filename).read()
      version_match = re.search(r"^__version__ = ['\"]([^'\"]*)['\"]", version_file, re.M)
      if version_match:
          return version_match.group(1)
      raise RuntimeError('Unable to find version string.')
docs: Retrieves the version from path