app/django/db/backends/postgresql/version.py
author Lennard de Rijk <ljvderijk@gmail.com>
Sat, 10 Jan 2009 13:50:41 +0000
changeset 795 8914adaa93a7
parent 323 ff1a9aa48cfd
permissions -rw-r--r--
Added control fields to group_app. Moved unnecessary fields containing questions about past participation from group_app to org_app. Updated the club_app public page to show the correct information using twoline layout. 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)