+import os
+import re
+
+READMEFILE = "README"
+VERSIONFILE = os.path.join("mediagoblin", "_version.py")
+VSRE = r"^__version__ = ['\"]([^'\"]*)['\"]"
+
+
+def get_version():
+ verstrline = open(VERSIONFILE, "rt").read()
+ mo = re.search(VSRE, verstrline, re.M)
+ if mo:
+ return mo.group(1)
+ else:
+ raise RuntimeError("Unable to find version string in %s." %
+ VERSIONFILE)
+