app/django/db/backends/postgresql/version.py
author Madhusudan.C.S <madhusudancs@gmail.com>
Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:56:04 +0530
changeset 2782 3944749338d3
parent 323 ff1a9aa48cfd
permissions -rw-r--r--
Dotted path to the views in URL patterns is changed to a params parameter. This change makes the URL mapping from URL to View method in patterns generic where the base package path is taken from the params['module_package'] value to support module system of Melange where inherited View classes override the params['module_package'] value to specify their own View methods.

"""
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)