# libtmux.neo._normalize_tmux_version

- **Module:** libtmux.neo
- **Package:** libtmux
- **Language:** Python
- **Kind:** function
- **Source:** https://github.com/tmux-python/libtmux/blob/036c521c4b83ce6e434eb50afe2a0d08a6a05e46/src/libtmux/neo.py#L264
- **Page:** https://libtmux.org/reference/py/libtmux-neo-_normalize_tmux_version/

```
libtmux.neo._normalize_tmux_version(version: str) -> LooseVersion
```

Convert a tmux version string into a comparable :class:`LooseVersion`.

tmux master is reported as ``"master"`` (or e.g. ``"3.6a-master"``);
treat it as larger than any tagged release.

## Example

```python
>>> from libtmux.neo import _normalize_tmux_version
>>> _normalize_tmux_version("3.6a") < _normalize_tmux_version("master")
True
>>> _normalize_tmux_version("3.2a") < _normalize_tmux_version("3.6a")
True
```