1 files changed, 25 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/src/pikepdf/__init__.py b/src/pikepdf/__init__.py
index 2e42605..8de467a 100644
--- a/src/pikepdf/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pikepdf/__init__.py
@@ -4,38 +4,46 @@
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2017, James R. Barlow (https://github.com/jbarlow83/)
 
-
-from pkg_resources import (
-    get_distribution as _get_distribution,
-    DistributionNotFound
-)
+"""A library for manipulating PDFs"""
 
 try:
     from . import _qpdf
 except ImportError:
     raise ImportError("pikepdf's extension library failed to import")
 
-from ._qpdf import (
-    PdfError, Pdf, PasswordError, ObjectStreamMode, StreamDecodeLevel
-)
+from ._version import __version__
+from ._qpdf import PdfError, Pdf, PasswordError, ObjectStreamMode, StreamDecodeLevel
 from .objects import (
-    Object, ObjectType, Name, String, Array, Dictionary, Stream, Operator
+    Object,
+    ObjectType,
+    Name,
+    String,
+    Array,
+    Dictionary,
+    Stream,
+    Operator,
 )
 from .models import (
-    PdfImage, PdfInlineImage, UnsupportedImageTypeError, PdfMatrix,
-    parse_content_stream
+    PdfImage,
+    PdfInlineImage,
+    UnsupportedImageTypeError,
+    PdfMatrix,
+    Encryption,
+    Permissions,
+    parse_content_stream,
 )
 
 from . import _methods
-
-try:
-    __version__ = _get_distribution(__name__).version
-except DistributionNotFound:
-    __version__ = "Not installed"
+from . import codec
 
 __libqpdf_version__ = _qpdf.qpdf_version()
 
 
 def open(*args, **kwargs):  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
-    "Alias for :func:`pikepdf.Pdf.open`."
+    """Alias for :func:`pikepdf.Pdf.open`. Open a PDF."""
     return Pdf.open(*args, **kwargs)
+
+
+def new(*args, **kwargs):
+    """Alias for :func:`pikepdf.Pdf.new`. Create a new empty PDF."""
+    return Pdf.new(*args, **kwargs)