[Zope] Zope (X)3 FAQ

[Oliver Bleutgen]

Johan Carlsson [EasyPublisher] wrote:

> I think it should use a float instead of a string because it would make it
> easier to identify the occurrence of an older version than X.X.
> 
> Integers would work as well, but I have actually change the Easy
> Publisher upgrade method to use a float, so float is preferred for me ;-)
> (The integer part of the float represents the main version number and 
> the fraction represents
> the minor version (I know it will be difficult because of the three 
> version standard if the second or
> third digit become greater that 9, I have solved it by never letting 
> them be greater that 9).
> 
> Floats are easier than tuples, I like it easy ;-)

None Zope (X)3 related 2c:

But wouldn't tuples in python be the ideal structure to store stuff like 
version numbers?

 >>> version_list = [(2,), (1, 1, 2), (1, 1), (1,), (1, 19)]
 >>> version_list.sort()
 >>> verlist
[(1,), (1, 1), (1, 1, 2), (1, 19), (2,)]

cheers,
oliver