code: def version() -> str:
      global _VERSION
      if _VERSION is None:
          import pkg_resources  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
  
          _VERSION = (
              pkg_resources.resource_string(__name__, "hail_version")
              .decode()
              .strip()
          )
      return _VERSION
  
label_desc: Use image node_id 1 for calling a global function with example usage: version() and returns: _VERSION