app/django/db/backends/postgresql/version.py
author Lennard de Rijk <ljvderijk@gmail.com>
Sat, 06 Dec 2008 21:05:17 +0000
changeset 688 125cad9596da
parent 323 ff1a9aa48cfd
permissions -rw-r--r--
Changed generic_name to group_label in models/program.py. Also I've updated the comments and help text to explain the meaning of this field. Patch by: Lennard de Rijk

"""
Extracts the version of the PostgreSQL server.
"""

import re

VERSION_RE = re.compile(r'PostgreSQL (\d+)\.(\d+)\.')

def get_version(cursor):
    """
    Returns a tuple representing the major and minor version number of the
    server. For example, (7, 4) or (8, 3).
    """
    cursor.execute("SELECT version()")
    version = cursor.fetchone()[0]
    major, minor = VERSION_RE.search(version).groups()
    return int(major), int(minor)