Check if a Python version string meets a minimum version

check_version.py

def version_tuple(v):
    """Converts a version string to a tuple"""
    return tuple(map(int, (v.split("."))))


def meets_version(va, vb):
    """Check if a version string meets a minimum version.

    Parameters
    ----------
    va : str
        Version string.  For example ``'0.25.1'``.

    va : str
        Version string.  For example ``'0.25.2'``.

    Returns
    -------
    newer : bool
        True if version ``va`` is greater or equal to version ``vb``.

    Examples
    --------
    >>> meets_version('0.25.1', '0.25.2')
    False

    >>> meets_version('0.26.0', '0.25.2')
    True
    """
    va = version_tuple(va)
    vb = version_tuple(vb)

    for i in range(3):
        if va[i] > vb[i]:
            return True
        elif va[i] < vb[i]:
            return False
    return True