[Distutils] RFC : Version comparison

[Marius Gedminas]

On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 12:47:49PM -0700, Trent Mick wrote:
> >> http://wiki.python.org/moin/Distutils/VersionComparison
> >
> > I find the dot separating the "1.0" from "dev" in "1.0.dev456"
> > unappealing.  Why was it added?
> 
> I believe the consensus at the PyCon open spaces was that it separated
> better in general. For example:
> 
>   1.0a2.1dev1234
>   1.0a2.1.dev1234

I respectfully disagree with the applicability of the word "better" for
these examples.  "Less worse", maybe.

Picking a less extreme example:

  2.1.5dev1234
  2.1.5.dev1234

Hm.  Let me stare at it a bit more.  Hm.  Why not

  2.1.5.dev.1234

then?

Marius Gedminas
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