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How can I get the installed GDAL/OGR version from python?

How can I get the installed GDAL/OGR version from python? I aware of the gdal-config program and are currently using the following: In [3]: import commands In [4]: commands.getoutput('gdal-config --version') Out[4]: '1.7.2' However, I suspect there is a way to do this using the python API itself. Any dice? ...