def _get_cl_version(p, config):
    """Retrieve version of a single commandline program.
    """
    if not p.get("has_cl_version", True):
        return ""
    try:
        prog = config_utils.get_program(p["cmd"], config)
    except config_utils.CmdNotFound:

        localpy_cmd = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(sys.executable), p["cmd"])
        if os.path.exists(localpy_cmd):
            prog = localpy_cmd
        else:
            return ""
    args = p.get("args", "")

    cmd = "{prog} {args}"
    subp = subprocess.Popen(cmd.format(**locals()), stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                            stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
                            shell=True)
    with contextlib.closing(subp.stdout) as stdout:
        if p.get("stdout_flag"):
            v = _parse_from_stdoutflag(stdout, p["stdout_flag"])
        elif p.get("paren_flag"):
            v = _parse_from_parenflag(stdout, p["paren_flag"])
        else:
            lines = [l.strip() for l in str(stdout.read()).split("\n") if l.strip()]
            v = lines[-1]
    if v.endswith("."):
        v = v[:-1]
    return v
Retrieve version of a single commandline program.