Package linda :: Module dpkgver

Module dpkgver

Parse and compare Debian version strings.

This module contains a class designed to sit in your Python code pretty naturally and represent a Debian version string. It implements various special methods to make dealing with them sweet.

Author: Scott James Remnant <scott@netsplit.com>

Classes

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VersionError

BadInputError

BadEpochError

BadUpstreamError

BadRevisionError

DpkgVersion
Debian version number.

Functions

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strcut(str, idx, accept)
Cut characters from str that are entirely in accept.

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deb_order(str, idx)
Return the comparison order of two characters.

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deb_cmp_str(x, y)
Compare two strings in a deb version.

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deb_cmp(x, y)
Implement the string comparison outlined by Debian policy.

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Variables

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valid_epoch = re.compile(r'^[0-9]+$')

valid_upstream = re.compile(r'^[0-9][A-Za-z0-9\+:\.~-]*$')

valid_revision = re.compile(r'^[A-Za-z0-9\+\.~]+$')

cmp_table = '~ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuv...

Variables Details

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cmp_table

Value:

'~ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz+-.:'