python: Correctly check for Python major/minor.

[libguestfs.git] / configure.ac

diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7a19e33..259e093 100644 (file)
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -713,7 +713,9 @@ AS_IF([test "x$enable_python" != "xno"],
            AC_MSG_RESULT([$PYTHON_PREFIX])
 
            AC_MSG_CHECKING([Python version])
-            PYTHON_VERSION=`$PYTHON -c "import sys; print (sys.version[[0:3]])"`
+            PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR=`$PYTHON -c "import sys; print (sys.version_info.major)"`
+            PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR=`$PYTHON -c "import sys; print (sys.version_info.minor)"`
+            PYTHON_VERSION="$PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR.$PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR"
            AC_MSG_RESULT([$PYTHON_VERSION])
 
             AC_MSG_CHECKING([for Python include path])