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`mypy.version.__version__` is hard to work with

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Description

Would it be better as a tuple or something?

Parsing it in plugins is a little annoying: samuelcolvin/pydantic/pull/3783

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Start by inspecting the public mypy.version.__version__ entry point and the parsing use case described in the referenced pydantic pull request. Determine the desired version representation and compatibility requirements before proposing a change; done should include a decided API shape and coverage for consumers that parse the version.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
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5/5
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Over a week
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Stale
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Needs clarification
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