| """ | |
| Extracts the version of the PostgreSQL server. | |
| """ | |
| import re | |
| VERSION_RE = re.compile(r'PostgreSQL (\d+)\.(\d+)\.') | |
| def get_version(cursor): | |
| """ | |
| Returns a tuple representing the major and minor version number of the | |
| server. For example, (7, 4) or (8, 3). | |
| """ | |
| cursor.execute("SELECT version()") | |
| version = cursor.fetchone()[0] | |
| major, minor = VERSION_RE.search(version).groups() | |
| return int(major), int(minor) | |