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Yeah i know, i couldn't think of anything else, i can't think of any other reason for this function--[[User:Icon315|Icon315]] 21:51, 29 July 2010 (UTC) | Yeah i know, i couldn't think of anything else, i can't think of any other reason for this function--[[User:Icon315|Icon315]] 21:51, 29 July 2010 (UTC) | ||
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| + | Since the function returns a string, and get_revision returns an int, it seems like any situation in which you'd like to check compatibility or anything else would be much safer to implement with get_revision. After all, there's no real guarantee that the current version format will be stuck to. (I guess nothing is written in stone, but at least it's fairly unlikely that a check versus an int would completely bork things.) I don't want to complain too much, as I've been wanting get_revision for so very long. But yeah... can't think of anything either. --[[User:StDoodle|StDoodle (#1059825)]] 06:02, 30 July 2010 (UTC) | ||
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The code sample on this page should be redone, as that functionality is already built into KoLmafia. --StDoodle (#1059825) 16:52, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
Yeah i know, i couldn't think of anything else, i can't think of any other reason for this function--Icon315 21:51, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
Since the function returns a string, and get_revision returns an int, it seems like any situation in which you'd like to check compatibility or anything else would be much safer to implement with get_revision. After all, there's no real guarantee that the current version format will be stuck to. (I guess nothing is written in stone, but at least it's fairly unlikely that a check versus an int would completely bork things.) I don't want to complain too much, as I've been wanting get_revision for so very long. But yeah... can't think of anything either. --StDoodle (#1059825) 06:02, 30 July 2010 (UTC)