Fixed #23442 -- Added django.__version__ per PEP 396.

Thanks abhillman for the suggestion and Claude Paroz for review.

django/__init__.py

@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ VERSION = (1, 8, 0, 'alpha', 0)
 
 
 def get_version(*args, **kwargs):
-    # Don't litter django/__init__.py with all the get_version stuff.
-    # Only import if it's actually called.
+    # Avoid circular import
     from django.utils.version import get_version
     return get_version(*args, **kwargs)
 
 
+__version__ = get_version(VERSION)
+
+
 def setup():
     """
     Configure the settings (this happens as a side effect of accessing the