:class:`VersionNumber`
======================


.. py:class:: ansys.tools.common.versioning.VersionNumber

   Provides the class for version comparison.

   This class can be instantiated from a string or an integer.
   The constructor chooses the corresponding class.

   Any combination of ``dev`` and integers are considered as a string.
   ``dev`` is considered as the highest version number possible.

   Examples
   --------
   >>> from ansys.tools.versioning.utils import VersionNumber
   >>> VersionNumber(1)
   1
   >>> VersionNumber("dev")
   'dev'
   >>> VersionNumber(1) <= VersionNumber("dev")
   True
   >>> VersionNumber(99999) >= VersionNumber("dev")
   False
   >>> VersionNumber("dev") == VersionNumber("dev1")
   False
   >>> VersionNumber("dev") != VersionNumber("dev1")
   True




Import detail
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.. code-block:: python

    from ansys.tools.common.versioning import VersionNumber