--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/pyver.py	Tue Jul 14 16:41:58 2009 -0500
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import sys  # Needed for version
+import string # Needed for split
+from orpg.orpg_version import * # To get NEEDS_PYTHON_MAJOR, MINOR, and MICRO
+
+def getNumber(numberstringtoconvert):
+    currentnumberstring = ""
+    for number in numberstringtoconvert:
+        if number >= "0" and number <="9":
+            currentnumberstring += number
+        else:
+            break
+    if currentnumberstring == "":
+        return 0
+    else:
+        return int(currentnumberstring)
+# This checks to make sure a certain version of python or later is in use
+# The actual version requested is set in orpg/openrpg_version
+def checkPyVersion():
+
+    #  taking the first split on whitespace of sys.version gives us the version info without the build stuff
+    vernumstring = string.split(sys.version)[0]
+
+    #  This splits the version string into (major,minor,micro).  Actually, a complicating factor
+    #  is that there sometimes isn't a micro, e.g. 2.0.  We'll just do it the hard way to build
+    #  the numbers instead of tuple unpacking.
+    splits = string.split(vernumstring,'.')
+
+    #  Assign default values
+    micro = 0
+    minor = 0
+    major = 0
+    # Assign the integer conversion of each, assuming that it was found.  If not found, we assumed 0 just above.
+    if len(splits) > 0:
+        major = getNumber(splits[0])
+    if len(splits) > 1:
+        minor = getNumber(splits[1])
+    if len(splits) > 2:
+        micro = getNumber(splits[2])
+    # Check against min version info from orpg/orpg_version
+    if major >= NEEDS_PYTHON_MAJOR:
+        if major > NEEDS_PYTHON_MAJOR:  # If it's greater, there's no need to check the minor
+            return
+        if minor >= NEEDS_PYTHON_MINOR:
+            if minor > NEEDS_PYTHON_MINOR:  # If it's greater, there's no need to check the micro
+                return
+            if micro >= NEEDS_PYTHON_MICRO:
+                return
+
+    # If we get here, then the version check failed so we inform the user of the required version and exit
+    print "Invalid python version being used.  Detected version %s,"  % (vernumstring)
+    print "but version %i.%i.%i or better is required!" % (NEEDS_PYTHON_MAJOR,NEEDS_PYTHON_MINOR,NEEDS_PYTHON_MICRO)
+    print "You either have the wrong version of Python installed or you"
+    print "have multiple versions installed.  If you have multiple versions,"
+    print "please make sure Python %i.%i.%i or better is found first in your path or explicitly" % (NEEDS_PYTHON_MAJOR,NEEDS_PYTHON_MINOR,NEEDS_PYTHON_MICRO)
+    print "start using, \"<path>\python <program>\"."
+    sys.exit( 1 )