Use packaging Version to compare versions, closes #135

Author: timvink

mkdocs_git_revision_date_localized_plugin/plugin.py

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 from typing import Any, Dict
 from collections import OrderedDict
 
+from packaging.version import Version
+
 HERE = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 
 class GitRevisionDateLocalizedPlugin(BasePlugin):
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ def on_config(self, config: config_options.Config, **kwargs) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         # theme locale
         if "theme" in config and "locale" in config.get("theme"):
             custom_theme = config.get("theme")
-            theme_locale = custom_theme.locale if mkdocs_version >= "1.6.0" else custom_theme._vars.get("locale")
+            theme_locale = custom_theme.locale if Version(mkdocs_version) >= Version("1.6.0") else custom_theme._vars.get("locale")
             logging.debug(
                 "Locale '%s' extracted from the custom theme: '%s'"
                 % (theme_locale, custom_theme.name)