settings.py

"""settings.py - settings and configuration used over all modules : 

Copyright (c) 2018 Heinrich Widmann (DKRZ)

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
THE SOFTWARE.
"""

import time

def init():
    # check the version from :
    global B2FINDVersion
    B2FINDVersion = '2.4.0'
    global CKANVersion
    CKANVersion = '2.7.3'
    global TimeStart
    TimeStart = time.time()