from __future__ import print_function
import Scientific

try:
    if Scientific.__version__ < 2.8:
        print('your ScientifPython version is: ',Scientific.__version__) 
        print('ScientificPython 2.8 or greater required for numpy support in NetCDF')
        raise Exception
except AttributeError:
    print('It appears your ScientificPython has no version.')
    print('That probably means it is not 2.8, which is required')
    raise Exception

