def get_version():
    """Get version and version_info without importing the entire module."""

    path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'soupsieve')
    fp, pathname, desc = imp.find_module('__meta__', [path])
    try:
        meta = imp.load_module('__meta__', fp, pathname, desc)
        return meta.__version__, meta.__version_info__._get_dev_status()
    finally:
        fp.close()