# libtmux._vendor.version.Version.base_version

- **Module:** libtmux._vendor.version.Version
- **Package:** libtmux
- **Language:** Python
- **Kind:** property
- **Source:** https://github.com/tmux-python/libtmux/blob/036c521c4b83ce6e434eb50afe2a0d08a6a05e46/src/libtmux/_vendor/version.py#L377
- **Page:** https://libtmux.org/reference/py/libtmux-_vendor-version-version-base_version/

```
libtmux._vendor.version.Version.base_version(self) -> str
```

The "base version" of the version.

>>> Version("1.2.3").base_version
'1.2.3'
>>> Version("1.2.3+abc").base_version
'1.2.3'
>>> Version("1!1.2.3+abc.dev1").base_version
'1!1.2.3'

The "base version" is the public version of the project without any pre or post
release markers.