[Python] How to view the value of a Metashape Application attribute that displays in angle...

How do I access the value of an object attribute that displays in angle brackets like: <attribute 'version' of 'Metashape.Metashape.Application' objects>?

Specifically, I am using the Metashape Python module and run the following lines within an interactive Python session:

import Metashape
a = Metashape.Application
a.version


and this is when I get

<attribute 'version' of 'Metashape.Metashape.Application' objects>


I've tried print(a.version) and get the same output.

According to the module reference doc, this attribute should be a string, so I'm confused why it can't just be displayed as a string.

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