def get_version():
    version = {}
    with open("bqueryd/version.py") as fp:
        exec (fp.read(), version)
    return version
def is_active(self):
        """
        Returns True when the start date is today or in the past and the
        task has not yet been completed.
        """
        start = self.start_date()
        return not self.is_completed() and (not start or start <= date.today())