def get_stepper_version(self, timeout=<NUM_LIT:20>):
<EOL>start_time = time.time()<EOL>while self._command_handler.stepper_library_version <= <NUM_LIT:0>:<EOL><INDENT>if time.time() - start_time > timeout:<EOL><INDENT>if self.verbose is True:<EOL><INDENT>print("<STR_LIT>"<EOL>"<STR_LIT>")<EOL><DEDENT>return<EOL><DEDENT>else:<EOL><INDENT>pass<EOL><DEDENT><DEDENT>return self._command_handler.stepper_library_version<EOL>
Get the stepper library version number.

:param timeout: specify a time to allow arduino to process and return a version

:return: the stepper version number if it was set.