osbuild / osbuild/cloud-image-val

float() use should be replaced with version.parse()

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Description

float values are not safe for comparisons, especially equality. They should not be used for version (or really, anything other than math). This codebase is already using packaging.version's parse for some of the version handling. The floats should be converted to do this as well.

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Search the repository for float-based version handling and inspect the existing uses of packaging.version.parse. Replace the version-related float conversions with the established parser, then run the relevant test suite to confirm comparisons still behave correctly and no version floats remain.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
cloud
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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