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Diffstat (limited to 'pkg_resources.py')
| -rw-r--r-- | pkg_resources.py | 5 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/pkg_resources.py b/pkg_resources.py index c5ebbb3d..9edb6c0b 100644 --- a/pkg_resources.py +++ b/pkg_resources.py @@ -1862,7 +1862,7 @@ def parse_version(s): The algorithm assumes that strings like "-" and any alpha string that alphabetically follows "final" represents a "patch level". So, "2.4-1" is assumed to be a branch or patch of "2.4", and therefore "2.4.1" is - considered newer than "2.4-1", whic in turn is newer than "2.4". + considered newer than "2.4-1", which in turn is newer than "2.4". Strings like "a", "b", "c", "alpha", "beta", "candidate" and so on (that come before "final" alphabetically) are assumed to be pre-release versions, @@ -1871,7 +1871,8 @@ def parse_version(s): Finally, to handle miscellaneous cases, the strings "pre", "preview", and "rc" are treated as if they were "c", i.e. as though they were release candidates, and therefore are not as new as a version string that does not - contain them. + contain them, and "dev" is replaced with an '@' so that it sorts lower than + than any other pre-release tag. """ parts = [] for part in _parse_version_parts(s.lower()): |