docs/python-sdk/fastmcp-utilities-versions.mdx
fastmcp.utilities.versionsVersion comparison utilities for component versioning.
This module provides utilities for comparing component versions. Versions are
strings that are first attempted to be parsed as PEP 440 versions (using the
packaging library), falling back to lexicographic string comparison.
Examples: - "1", "2", "10" → parsed as PEP 440, compared semantically (1 < 2 < 10) - "1.0", "2.0" → parsed as PEP 440 - "v1.0" → 'v' prefix stripped, parsed as "1.0" - "2025-01-15" → not valid PEP 440, compared as strings - None → sorts lowest (unversioned components)
parse_version_key <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/utilities/versions.py#L197" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>parse_version_key(version: str | None) -> VersionKey
Parse a version string into a sortable key.
Args:
version: The version string, or None for unversioned.Returns:
version_sort_key <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/utilities/versions.py#L209" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>version_sort_key(component: FastMCPComponent) -> tuple[VersionKey, str]
Get a sort key for a component based on its version.
Use with sorted() or max() to order components by version.
The key is a (VersionKey, raw) tuple. The VersionKey orders by PEP 440
semantics (or lexicographically for non-PEP 440 strings); the raw version
string is a deterministic tie-breaker so that two components whose versions
are PEP 440-equivalent but spelled differently (e.g. "1" and "1.0") are
ordered reproducibly instead of by registration order. The raw tie-breaker
only affects equivalent-version ties and never the primary version order,
so range/equality matching (which uses VersionKey directly) is unchanged.
Args:
component: The component to get a sort key for.Returns:
(VersionKey, raw) tuple.compare_versions <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/utilities/versions.py#L237" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>compare_versions(a: str | None, b: str | None) -> int
Compare two version strings.
Args:
a: First version string (or None).b: Second version string (or None).Returns:
is_version_greater <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/utilities/versions.py#L259" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>is_version_greater(a: str | None, b: str | None) -> bool
Check if version a is greater than version b.
Args:
a: First version string (or None).b: Second version string (or None).Returns:
max_version <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/utilities/versions.py#L272" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>max_version(a: str | None, b: str | None) -> str | None
Return the greater of two versions.
Args:
a: First version string (or None).b: Second version string (or None).Returns:
min_version <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/utilities/versions.py#L289" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>min_version(a: str | None, b: str | None) -> str | None
Return the lesser of two versions.
Args:
a: First version string (or None).b: Second version string (or None).Returns:
dedupe_with_versions <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/utilities/versions.py#L306" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>dedupe_with_versions(components: Sequence[C], key_fn: Callable[[C], str]) -> list[C]
Deduplicate components by key, keeping highest version.
Groups components by key, selects the highest version from each group, and injects available versions into meta if any component is versioned.
Args:
components: Sequence of components to deduplicate.key_fn: Function to extract the grouping key from a component.Returns:
VersionSpec <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/utilities/versions.py#L31" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>Specification for filtering components by version.
Used by transforms and providers to filter components to a specific version or version range. Unversioned components (version=None) always match any spec.
Args:
gte: If set, only versions >= this value match.lt: If set, only versions < this value match.eq: If set, only this exact version matches (gte/lt ignored).
Matching is PEP 440-normalized and v-prefix insensitive, so
eq="v1.0" matches a component versioned "1.0", and eq="1.0"
matches "1" (PEP 440 treats 1 and 1.0 as the same version).
If a server registers two PEP 440-equivalent spellings of the
same component (e.g. both "1" and "1.0"), they are the same
version under this spec; selection among them is deterministic
(see version_sort_key), not registration-order dependent.Methods:
matches <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/utilities/versions.py#L55" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>matches(self, version: str | None) -> bool
Check if a version matches this spec.
Args:
version: The version to check, or None for unversioned.match_none: Whether unversioned (None) components match. Defaults to True
for backward compatibility with retrieval operations. Set to False
when filtering (e.g., enable/disable) to exclude unversioned components
from version-specific rules.Returns:
intersect <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/utilities/versions.py#L88" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>intersect(self, other: VersionSpec | None) -> VersionSpec
Return a spec that satisfies both this spec and other.
Used by transforms to combine caller constraints with filter constraints. For example, if a VersionFilter has lt="3.0" and caller requests eq="1.0", the intersection validates "1.0" is in range and returns the exact spec.
Args:
other: Another spec to intersect with, or None.Returns:
VersionKey <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/utilities/versions.py#L124" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>A comparable version key that handles None, PEP 440 versions, and strings.
Comparison order: