lastversion.py
This is the main module of lastversion package. To use it, import it and invoke any function documented here. For example:
from lastversion import lastversion
lastversion.has_update(repo='mautic/mautic', current_version='1.2.3')
build_changelog_bullets(res, repo_arg)
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Build changelog bullets for a release dict using upstream notes and OpenAI.
Returns:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
|
list[str] or None |
Source code in src/lastversion/lastversion.py
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check_version(value)
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Given a version string, raises argparse.ArgumentTypeError if it does not contain any version. In lastversion CLI app, this is used as argument parser helper for --newer-than (-gt) option.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
value
|
str
|
Free-format string which is meant to contain a user-supplied version |
required |
Raises:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
ArgumentTypeError
|
Exception in a case version was not found in the input string |
Returns:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Version |
Parsed version object |
Source code in src/lastversion/lastversion.py
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clear_cache(repo=None)
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Clear the HTTP cache for lastversion.
This function is useful for webhook handlers that need to invalidate cache when a new release is published.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
repo
|
str
|
Optional repository identifier (e.g., "owner/repo"). If provided, attempts to clear cache for that repo only. If None, clears the entire cache. |
None
|
Returns:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
int |
Number of cache entries cleared (or 1 for full cache clear) |
Example
In a webhook handler for GitHub release events:¤
from lastversion import clear_cache, latest
def handle_github_webhook(payload): repo = payload['repository']['full_name'] clear_cache(repo) # Optionally fetch fresh version version = latest(repo, output_format='json') return version
Source code in src/lastversion/lastversion.py
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find_preferred_url(spec_urls)
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Given a list of URLs of a project, return preferred one that might lead to version info. Basically returns the first URL that matches a handler by matching its primary domain.
Source code in src/lastversion/lastversion.py
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get_repo_data_from_spec(rpmspec_filename)
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Extracts repo data and CLI args from .spec file
The project (repo) is specified inside the .spec file GitHub repo is resolved via %{upstream_github} + %{name}/%{upstream_name} No upstream_github global means that the spec was not prepared for lastversion Optional: use of spec_tag macros if the source is from GitHub. In edge cases we check new version via GitHub, but prepared sources are elsewhere
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
rpmspec_filename
|
|
required |
Returns:
Source code in src/lastversion/lastversion.py
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get_repo_data_from_yml(repo)
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Get repo data from YAML file.
Source code in src/lastversion/lastversion.py
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get_rpm_packager()
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Get RPM packager name from ~/.rpmmacros
Source code in src/lastversion/lastversion.py
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has_update(repo, current_version, pre_ok=False, at=None)
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Given an existing version for a repo, checks if there is an update.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
repo
|
str
|
Repository specifier in any form. |
required |
current_version
|
str
|
A version you want to check update for. |
required |
pre_ok
|
bool
|
Specifies whether pre-releases can be accepted as a newer version. |
False
|
at
|
str
|
Specifies repo hosting more precisely, only useful if repo argument was specified as one word. |
None
|
Returns:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Version |
Newer version as an object, if found. Otherwise, False |
Source code in src/lastversion/lastversion.py
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install_app_image(url, install_name)
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Install an AppImage from a URL to ~/Applications/<install_name>
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
url
|
str
|
URL where AppImage file is hosted |
required |
install_name
|
str
|
Short name that the AppImage will be renamed to |
required |
Source code in src/lastversion/lastversion.py
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install_debs(_res, debs, args)
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Install deb packages using apt.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
_res
|
Release dict (unused, kept for API consistency with install_rpms) |
required | |
debs
|
List of deb package URLs |
required | |
args
|
CLI arguments |
required |
Source code in src/lastversion/lastversion.py
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install_release(res, args)
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Install latest release.
Prefers native package formats (RPM/deb) over AppImages for better integration with package managers and architecture compatibility.
Source code in src/lastversion/lastversion.py
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install_rpms(res, rpms, args)
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Install RPMs using package manager
Source code in src/lastversion/lastversion.py
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install_standalone_binary(url, install_name)
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Install a standalone binary from a URL to ~/Applications/<install_name>
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
url
|
str
|
URL where the binary file is hosted |
required |
install_name
|
str
|
Filename that the binary will be renamed to |
required |
Source code in src/lastversion/lastversion.py
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latest(repo, output_format='version', pre_ok=False, assets_filter=None, short_urls=False, major=None, only=None, at=None, having_asset=None, exclude=None, even=False, formal=False, changelog=False)
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Find the latest release version for a project.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
major
|
str
|
Only consider versions which are "descendants" of this major version string |
None
|
short_urls
|
bool
|
Whether we should try to return shorter URLs for release data |
False
|
assets_filter
|
Union[str, Pattern]
|
Regular expression for filtering assets for the latest release |
None
|
only
|
str
|
Only consider tags with this text. Useful for repos with multiple projects.
The argument supports negation and regular expressions. To indicate a regex,
start it with tilde sign, to negate the expression, start it with exclamation
point. See |
None
|
repo
|
str
|
Repository specifier in any form. |
required |
output_format
|
str
|
Affects the return format. Possible values |
'version'
|
pre_ok
|
bool
|
Specifies whether pre-releases can be accepted as a newer version. |
False
|
at
|
str
|
Specifies repo hosting more precisely, only useful if repo argument was specified as one word. |
None
|
having_asset
|
Union[str, bool]
|
Only consider releases with the given asset.
Pass |
None
|
exclude
|
str
|
Only consider releases NOT containing this text/regular expression. |
None
|
even
|
bool
|
Consider as stable only releases with even minor component, e.g. 1.2.3 |
False
|
formal
|
bool
|
Consider as stable only releases with formal tags set up in Web UI |
False
|
changelog
|
bool
|
Populate release["changelog"] using upstream notes (if True) |
False
|
Examples:
Find the latest version of Mautic, it is OK to consider betas.
>>> latest("mautic/mautic", output_format='version', pre_ok=True)
<Version('4.4.4')>
Consider only tags without letters:
>>> latest("openssl/openssl", output_format='version', only=r'!~\w')
<Version('3.0.7')>
Returns:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
|
Union[Version, dict]: Newer version object, if found and |
Returns:
str: Single string containing tag, if found and output_format is tag
Source code in src/lastversion/lastversion.py
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parse_version(tag)
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Parse version to a Version object. Argument may not be a version but a URL or a repo name, in which case return False E.g., used in lastversion repo-name -gt 1.2.3 (and repo-name is passed here as tag)
Source code in src/lastversion/lastversion.py
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update_spec_commit(spec_file, commit_info, repo_data)
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Update spec file for commit-based (snapshot) releases.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
spec_file
|
Path to the spec file |
required | |
commit_info
|
Dict with 'sha', 'short_sha', 'date', 'message' |
required | |
repo_data
|
Dict with repo data from spec parsing |
required |
Updates
- %global commit
- %global commit_date
- Release: 0.%{snapinfo}%{?dist} (if no releases) or 1.%{snapinfo}%{?dist}
Source code in src/lastversion/lastversion.py
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RPM changelog generation¤
When updating a .spec file, you can ask lastversion to generate a concise RPM %changelog entry from upstream release notes:
lastversion path/to/package.spec --changelog
Environment variables:
OPENAI_API_KEYorLASTVERSION_OPENAI_API_KEYLASTVERSION_OPENAI_MODEL(default:gpt-4o-mini)
Behavior:
- Tries conventional changelog files at the tag (e.g.,
CHANGELOG.md,NEWS) via raw Git first, then falls back to API. - Produces 1–7 short bullets focusing on user-facing changes, fixes, security, and compatibility.
- Falls back to a single line
- upstream release v<version>if upstream notes are unavailable or the API call fails.