2 files changed, 14 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/plugins/python_plugins.c b/src/plugins/python_plugins.c
index f8f35628..934a2e4f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/python_plugins.c
+++ b/src/plugins/python_plugins.c
@@ -74,11 +74,22 @@ _unref_module(PyObject *module)
 }
 
 const char*
-python_get_version(void)
+python_get_version_string(void)
 {
     return Py_GetVersion();
 }
 
+gchar*
+python_get_version_number(void)
+{
+    const char *version_str = Py_GetVersion();
+    gchar **split = g_strsplit(version_str, " ", 0);
+    gchar *version_number = g_strdup(split[0]);
+    g_strfreev(split);
+
+    return version_number;
+}
+
 void
 python_env_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/python_plugins.h b/src/plugins/python_plugins.h
index 778846b2..4b76ce4c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/python_plugins.h
+++ b/src/plugins/python_plugins.h
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ void python_check_error(void);
 void allow_python_threads();
 void disable_python_threads();
 
-const char* python_get_version(void);
+const char* python_get_version_string(void);
+gchar* python_get_version_number(void);
 
 void python_init_hook(ProfPlugin *plugin, const char *const version, const char *const status,
     const char *const account_name, const char *const fulljid);