old_contents: # ******************************************************************************
  # pysimm.__init__ module
  # ******************************************************************************
  #
  # ******************************************************************************
  # License
  # ******************************************************************************
  # The MIT License (MIT)
  #
  # Copyright (c) 2016 Michael E. Fortunato, Coray M. Colina
  #
  # Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  # of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
  # in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
  # to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
  # copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
  # furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
  #
  # The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
  # all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
  #
  # 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.
  
  
  from __future__ import print_function
  import urllib3
  
  __version__ = '0.1.0'
  
  error = True
  warning = True
  verbose = True
  debug = True
  
  error_print = lambda *a, **k: print('(error) PySIMM:', *a) if error else lambda *a, **k: None
  warning_print = lambda *a, **k: print('(warning) PySIMM:', *a) if warning else lambda *a, **k: None
  verbose_print = lambda *a, **k: print('PySIMM:', *a) if verbose else lambda *a, **k: None
  debug_print = lambda *a, **k: print('(debug) PySIMM:', *a) if debug else lambda *a, **k: None
  
  class PysimmError(Exception):
      pass
  
  
  def check_version():
      try:
          http = urllib3.PoolManager()
          r = http.request('GET', 'http://pysimm.org/version')
          if r.status == 200:
              remote_version = r.data.split('.')
              local_version = __version__.split('.')
              if remote_version > local_version:
                  print('remote version {} is newer than local version {}'.format('.'.join(remote_version), '.'.join(local_version)))
                  print('consider checking release notes in case of bug patches or updates http://pysimm.org/release-notes')
      except:
          pass
          
  
  check_version()
  
new_contents: # ******************************************************************************
  # pysimm.__init__ module
  # ******************************************************************************
  #
  # ******************************************************************************
  # License
  # ******************************************************************************
  # The MIT License (MIT)
  #
  # Copyright (c) 2016 Michael E. Fortunato, Coray M. Colina
  #
  # Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  # of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
  # in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
  # to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
  # copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
  # furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
  #
  # The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
  # all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
  #
  # 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.
  
  
  from __future__ import print_function
  
  __version__ = '0.1.0'
  
  error = True
  warning = True
  verbose = True
  debug = True
  
  error_print = lambda *a, **k: print('(error) PySIMM:', *a) if error else lambda *a, **k: None
  warning_print = lambda *a, **k: print('(warning) PySIMM:', *a) if warning else lambda *a, **k: None
  verbose_print = lambda *a, **k: print('PySIMM:', *a) if verbose else lambda *a, **k: None
  debug_print = lambda *a, **k: print('(debug) PySIMM:', *a) if debug else lambda *a, **k: None
  
  class PysimmError(Exception):
      pass
  
subject: remove version checking