app/django/db/backends/postgresql/version.py
author Lennard de Rijk <ljvderijk@gmail.com>
Sat, 21 Feb 2009 11:08:15 +0000
changeset 1426 dc3a7f618b68
parent 323 ff1a9aa48cfd
permissions -rw-r--r--
Added student_proposal view. Note that the access checks still need to be done and other functionality like ranking/scoring and withdrawal of the application are not in yet. 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)