old_contents: __author__ = 'Mike Solomon'
  __author_email__ = '<mas63 @t cornell d0t edu>'
  __version__ = '0.7.7'
  __license__ = 'BSD License'
  
new_contents: __author__ = 'Mike Solomon'
  __author_email__ = '<mas63 @t cornell d0t edu>'
  __version__ = '0.7.8'
  __license__ = 'BSD License'
  
subject: bump version number to 0.7.8