awesomeversion
One version package to rule them all, One version package to find them, One version package to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes. Low install friction, no dependencies, permissive license, active maintenance, and no known vulnerabilities make it a safe choice. Install if you need to parse or compare versions across multiple formats in a single codebase; skip if you only work with strict semantic versioning and don't need format detection.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.9 or later.
- Low friction: pure Python wheel with no runtime dependencies.
- Actively maintained as of 2026-08-10 with a recent release cycle.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license permits unrestricted use, modification, and distribution in both open and closed projects.
last release 2025-08-03 (376 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-10 · 65 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 990,736 downloads/mo, #4,561 on PyPI
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pip install awesomeversion
from awesomeversion import AwesomeVersion
current = AwesomeVersion("1.2.2")
upstream = AwesomeVersion("1.2.3")
print(upstream > current) # True
print(AwesomeVersion("1.2.2").in_range("1.2.1", "1.3")) # True- Whether the package handles all claimed version formats (0ver, buildver, calver, pep440, semver) with equal fidelity
- Performance characteristics when comparing large numbers of versions or parsing malformed input
What it is and what it does
AwesomeVersion is a Python library that converts version strings into comparable objects, supporting a wide range of version schemes including semantic versioning, calendar versioning, PEP 440, and container tags. It abstracts away the differences between these formats so you can compare versions from different sources without manual normalization.
The package detects the version format automatically and exposes properties like `major`, `minor`, `patch`, and modifier type (alpha, beta, dev, release candidate). It handles edge cases such as versions with prefixes (e.g., 'v1.2.3'), container special versions ('dev', 'latest', 'beta', 'stable'), and pre-release ordering where versions without modifiers rank higher than their pre-release counterparts.
Use it for
- Check if an installed package version is within a required range using the `in_range()` method
- Determine what changed between two versions (major, minor, patch, modifier) via the `diff()` method
- Compare version strings from different sources (e.g., GitHub releases, PyPI, Docker tags) directly without conversion
- Detect pre-release or development versions to decide whether to warn users or skip upgrades
- Extract specific version components (major, minor, patch) for conditional logic or reporting
Worth the install?
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Yes.
Low install friction, no dependencies, permissive license, active maintenance, and no known vulnerabilities make it a safe choice. Install if you need to parse or compare versions across multiple formats in a single codebase; skip if you only work with strict semantic versioning and don't need format detection.
Install
awesomeversion on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction: pure Python wheel with no runtime dependencies. Actively maintained as of 2026-08-10 with a recent release cycle.
Requires Python 3.9 or later.
License in practice
MIT license permits unrestricted use, modification, and distribution in both open and closed projects.
Quickstart
pip install awesomeversion
from awesomeversion import AwesomeVersion
current = AwesomeVersion("1.2.2")
upstream = AwesomeVersion("1.2.3")
print(upstream > current) # True
print(AwesomeVersion("1.2.2").in_range("1.2.1", "1.3")) # TrueVerify before relying
- Whether the package handles all claimed version formats (0ver, buildver, calver, pep440, semver) with equal fidelity
- Performance characteristics when comparing large numbers of versions or parsing malformed input
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.9 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 376 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 990,736 / month, #4,561 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Intended Audience :: DevelopersNatural Language :: EnglishTopic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules |
Evidence: awesomeversion-25.8.0-py3-none-any.whl
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