# properly comparable using normal operarors, for example:
# (6,1,0,'beta',0) < (6,1,0,'candidate',1) < (6,1,0,'candidate',2)
# (6,1,0,'candidate',2) < (6,1,0,'final',0) < (6,1,2,'final',0)
-version_info = (7, 0, 0, ALPHA, 0)
+version_info = (8, 0, 0, ALPHA, 1)
version = '.'.join(map(str, version_info[:2])) + RELEASE_LEVELS_DISPLAY[version_info[3]] + str(version_info[4] or '')
serie = major_version = '.'.join(map(str, version_info[:2]))