[Distutils] RFC : Version comparison

[Tres Seaver]

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Trent Mick wrote:
>>>  Can a constructor which takes each part of the version data
>>> as a separate object be added?
>> Sounds good, I'd be in favor of making RationalVersion using explicit
>> version bits,
>> and having some kind of function:
>>
>> str2version(somestring) -> RationalVersion instance
> 
> Or we could have:
> 
>    RationalVersion(...version bits...)
>    RationalVersion.from_string(s)      # this is a @classmethod

I would prefer keeping the string version of __init__, with the "I'm in
control, dammit" version reserved for the non-default factory method.


Tres.
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