From 352a9298a990ae5725ed161122535427c211e8c2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Rapha=C3=ABl=20Barrois?= Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 20:26:52 +0100 Subject: Rename README. 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At least 0.1.1 + >>> s.match(Version('0.1.1')) + True + >>> s.match(Version('0.1.1-alpha1')) # pre-release satisfy version spec + True + >>> s.match(Version('0.1.0')) + False + +Simpler test syntax is also available using the ``in`` keyword: + +.. code-block:: pycon + + >>> s = Spec('==0.1.1') + >>> Version('0.1.1-alpha1') in s + True + >>> Version('0.1.2') in s + False + + +Combining specifications can be expressed in two ways: + +- Components separated by commas in a single string: + + .. code-block:: pycon + + >>> Spec('>=0.1.1,<0.3.0') + +- Components given as different arguments: + + .. code-block:: pycon + + >>> Spec('>=0.1.1', '<0.3.0') + +- A mix of both versions: + + .. code-block:: pycon + + >>> Spec('>=0.1.1', '!=0.2.4-alpha,<0.3.0') + + +Using a specification +""""""""""""""""""""" + +The :func:`Spec.filter` method filters an iterable of :class:`Version`: + +.. code-block:: pycon + + >>> s = Spec('>=0.1.0,<0.4.0') + >>> versions = (Version('0.%d.0' % i) for i in range(6)) + >>> for v in s.filter(versions): + ... print v + 0.1.0 + 0.2.0 + 0.3.0 + +It is also possible to select the 'best' version from such iterables: + + +.. code-block:: pycon + + >>> s = Spec('>=0.1.0,<0.4.0') + >>> versions = (Version('0.%d.0' % i) for i in range(6)) + >>> s.select(versions) + Version('0.3.0') + + +Coercing an arbitrary version string +"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" + +Some user-supplied input might not match the semantic version scheme. +For such cases, the :meth:`Version.coerce` method will try to convert any +version-like string into a valid semver version: + +.. code-block:: pycon + + >>> Version.coerce('0') + Version('0.0.0') + >>> Version.coerce('0.1.2.3.4') + Version('0.1.2+3.4') + >>> Version.coerce('0.1.2a3') + Version('0.1.2-a3') + + +Including pre-release identifiers in specifications +""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" + +When testing a :class:`Version` against a :class:`Spec`, comparisons are only +performed for components defined in the :class:`Spec`; thus, a pre-release +version (``1.0.0-alpha``), while not strictly equal to the non pre-release +version (``1.0.0``), satisfies the ``==1.0.0`` :class:`Spec`. + +Pre-release identifiers will only be compared if included in the :class:`Spec` +definition or (for the empty pre-release number) if a single dash is appended +(``1.0.0-``): + + +.. code-block:: pycon + + >>> Version('0.1.0-alpha') in Spec('>=0.1.0') # No pre-release identifier + True + >>> Version('0.1.0-alpha') in Spec('>=0.1.0-') # Include pre-release in checks + False + + +Including build identifiers in specifications +""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" + +The same rule applies for the build identifier: comparisons will include it only +if it was included in the :class:`Spec` definition, or - for the unnumbered build +version - if a single + is appended to the definition(``1.0.0+``, ``1.0.0-alpha+``): + + +.. code-block:: pycon + + >>> Version('1.0.0+build2') in Spec('<=1.0.0') # Build identifier ignored + True + >>> Version('1.0.0+build2') in Spec('<=1.0.0+') # Include build in checks + False + + +Using with Django +================= + +The :mod:`semantic_version.django_fields` module provides django fields to +store :class:`Version` or :class:`Spec` objects. + +More documentation is available in the :doc:`django` section. + + +Contents +======== + +.. toctree:: + :maxdepth: 2 + + reference + django + changelog + + +Contributing +============ + +In order to contribute to the source code: + +- Open an issue on `GitHub`_: https://github.com/rbarrois/python-semanticversion/issues +- Fork the `repository `_ + and submit a pull request on `GitHub`_ +- Or send me a patch (mailto:raphael.barrois+semver@polytechnique.org) + +When submitting patches or pull requests, you should respect the following rules: + +- Coding conventions are based on :pep:`8` +- The whole test suite must pass after adding the changes +- The test coverage for a new feature must be 100% +- New features and methods should be documented in the :doc:`reference` section + and included in the :doc:`changelog` + + +.. _SemVer: http://semver.org/ +.. _PyPI: http://pypi.python.org/ + +Indices and tables +================== + +* :ref:`genindex` +* :ref:`modindex` +* :ref:`search` + -- cgit v1.2.1