"""
This module provides utilities for retrieving system-related information, particularly Python version details.
The module uses the `platform` module to obtain Python version information and returns it in a structured
format using the `packaging.version.Version` class for easy version comparison and manipulation.
"""
import platform
from packaging.version import Version
__all__ = [
'python_version',
]
[docs]
def python_version() -> Version:
"""
Get version of python.
This function retrieves the current Python interpreter version and returns it as a
`Version` object from the `packaging` library, which allows for easy version comparison
and manipulation.
:return: Version of python.
:rtype: Version
Examples::
>>> from hbutils.system import python_version
>>>
>>> python_version()
Version('3.8.1') # for example
"""
return Version(platform.python_version())