[Python-Dev] Expose Subversion revision number to Python

["Martin v. Löwis"]

Phillip J. Eby wrote:
> The "Revision" from "svn info" isn't reliable; it doesn't actually relate 
> to what version of code is in the subtree.  It can change when nothing has 
> changed.

That is not true. It does relate - it is the revision that was current
when "svn up" was last done. This *does* allow you to tell what changed
last, and it *does* allow to restore the precise sources (unless the
user only made a partial "svn up"). If some person tells you this
revision R, and you do 'svn up -rR', then you have precisely the same
sources as that person.

Regards,
Martin