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verspec_pep440_version_parsing_and_comparison.py

python

This quickstart demonstrates how to parse version strings and compare them using

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verspec_pep440_version_parsing_and_comparison.py
1from verspec.version import Version, InvalidVersion
2
3# Parsing versions
4v1 = Version("1.2.3")
5v2 = Version("1.2.4a1")
6
7# Comparing versions
8print(f"Is {v1} less than {v2}? {v1 < v2}")
9print(f"Version components: {v1.major}, {v1.minor}, {v1.micro}")
10
11# Handling invalid versions
12try:
13    Version("invalid-version")
14except InvalidVersion:
15    print("Caught an invalid version string")