code: def compiler_info(compiler):
      
      (out, err) = subprocess.Popen(
          ['/bin/sh', '-c', '{0} -v'.format(compiler)],
          stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
          stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
          stderr=subprocess.PIPE
      ).communicate('')
  
      gcc_clang = re.compile('(gcc|clang) version ([0-9]+(\\.[0-9]+)*)')
  
      for line in (out + err).split('\n'):
          mtch = gcc_clang.search(line)
          if mtch:
              return mtch.group(1) + ' ' + mtch.group(2)
  
      return compiler
docs: Determine the name + version of the compiler