def tkvrsn(item):
    """
    Given an item such as the Toolkit or an entry point name, return
    the latest version string.

    http://naif.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/naif/toolkit_docs/C/cspice/tkvrsn_c.html

    :param item: Item for which a version string is desired.
    :type item: str
    :return: the latest version string.
    :rtype: str
    """
    item = stypes.stringToCharP(item)
    return stypes.toPythonString(libspice.tkvrsn_c(item))