def get_version(file, name='__version__'):
    """Get the version of the package from the given file by
    executing it and extracting the given `name`.
    """
    path = os.path.realpath(file)
    version_ns = {}
    with io.open(path, encoding="utf8") as f:
        exec(f.read(), {}, version_ns)
    return version_ns[name]