app/django/db/backends/postgresql/version.py
author Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com>
Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:42:41 +0000
changeset 461 fca6a8b5ae34
parent 323 ff1a9aa48cfd
permissions -rw-r--r--
Partially use the new user code The 'edit self' is not working fully yet, the 'lookup' code is not working at all, as such, only 'create', 'edit', 'list', and 'delete' make use of the generic code.

"""
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)