Create version.py

Author: rishiraj

spanking/version.py

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+import os
+
+
+def string():
+    try:
+        with open(os.path.dirname(__file__) + "/VERSION", "r", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
+            version = fh.read().strip()
+            if version:
+                return version
+    except:
+        pass
+    return "unknown (git checkout)"