def find_version(*paths):
version_match = re.search(r"<STR_LIT>",<EOL>read(*paths), re.M)<EOL>if version_match:<EOL><INDENT>return version_match.group(<NUM_LIT:1>)<EOL><DEDENT>raise RuntimeError("<STR_LIT>")<EOL>
reads a file and returns the defined __version__ value