linda.dpkgver

Package linda :: Module dpkgver

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Module linda.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.

Classes
`DpkgVersion`	Debian version number.

Exceptions
`BadEpochError`
`BadInputError`
`BadRevisionError`
`BadUpstreamError`
`VersionError`

Function Summary
	`deb_cmp(x, y)` Implement the string comparison outlined by Debian policy.
	`deb_cmp_str(x, y)` Compare two strings in a deb version.
	`deb_order(str, idx)` Return the comparison order of two characters.
	`strcut(str, idx, accept)` Cut characters from str that are entirely in accept.

Function Details

deb_cmp(x, y)

Implement the string comparison outlined by Debian policy.

deb_cmp_str(x, y)

Compare two strings in a deb version.

deb_order(str, idx)

Return the comparison order of two characters.

strcut(str, idx, accept)

Cut characters from str that are entirely in accept.

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