Index: suite_leahi/shared/scripts/configuration/application_init.py
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diff -u -r0bb330c1823aad987899f72b12c302551d575c5a -r4f71dc71ca95ab916947fafdc17c9e1e4f74c47e
--- suite_leahi/shared/scripts/configuration/application_init.py	(.../application_init.py)	(revision 0bb330c1823aad987899f72b12c302551d575c5a)
+++ suite_leahi/shared/scripts/configuration/application_init.py	(.../application_init.py)	(revision 4f71dc71ca95ab916947fafdc17c9e1e4f74c47e)
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import sys
 import os
 import glob
-
+import subprocess
 from pathlib         import Path
 from leahi_dialin.ui import utils
 from configuration   import config
@@ -170,3 +170,20 @@
             return True
         except:
             return False
+        
+def get_aut_version(aut_path):
+    """
+    Executes the AUT with the --version argument and captures the output.
+    """
+    actual_aut_path = os.path.join(aut_path, "leahi")
+    command = [actual_aut_path, "--version"]
+    # Running the command and capturing the output.
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        command,
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+    )
+    aut_name_and_version = result.stdout.strip()
+    aut_version = aut_name_and_version.split(" ")
+    aut_version_only = aut_version[1]
+    return aut_version_only