def version(self, pretty=False, best=False):
        versions = [
            self.os_release_attr('version_id'),
            self.lsb_release_attr('release'),
            self.distro_release_attr('version_id'),
            self._parse_distro_release_content(
                self.os_release_attr('pretty_name')).get('version_id', ''),
            self._parse_distro_release_content(
                self.lsb_release_attr('description')).get('version_id', '')
        ]
        version = ''
        if best:
            # This algorithm uses the last version in priority order that has
            # the best precision. If the versions are not in conflict, that
            # does not matter; otherwise, using the last one instead of the
            # first one might be considered a surprise.
            for v in versions:
                if v.count(".") > version.count(".") or version == '':
                    version = v
        else:
            for v in versions:
                if v != '':
                    version = v
                    break
        if pretty and version and self.codename():
            version = u'{0} ({1})'.format(version, self.codename())
        return version
Implements the logic for authentication
dataset/ETHPy150Open nir0s/distro/distro.py/LinuxDistribution.version--crossover with--dataset/ETHPy150Open fiam/wapi/auth/basic.py/ApiAuthBasic.login