app/django/db/backends/postgresql/version.py
author Lennard de Rijk <ljvderijk@gmail.com>
Tue, 03 Feb 2009 08:25:47 +0000
changeset 1195 cbef45d75942
parent 323 ff1a9aa48cfd
permissions -rw-r--r--
Fixed a bug where a GMAP error message would be displayed when the form was not valid. The wrong params were used, so the wrong template was used to display the form. This also caused the instruction_text to dissapear. Patch by: Lennard de Rijk Reviewed by: to-be-reviewed

"""
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)