def METHOD_NAME(self, inputstring):
    """
    Return version string from file
    """
    # Revision $Revision$
    partlist = inputstring.rsplit("$",2)
    #print partlist
    revstring = str(partlist[1]).strip()
    revnum = revstring.rsplit(" ",1)
    outputstring = str(revnum[1])
    #print outputstring
    return outputstring