Split edit and create into different methods
This makes removes unneeded responsibility from the edit view and
makes it possible to more tightly restrict the usage of the edit and
create views to only creating/editing.
Patch by: Sverre Rabbelier
"""
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)