Modified version check

theano/sparse/basic.py

@@ -2259,7 +2259,9 @@ def equal(x, y):
     :note: At least one of `x` and `y` must be a sparse matrix.
     """
 
-    assert scipy.__version__ >= '0.14.0'
+    scipy_ver = [int(n) for n in scipy.__version__.split('.')[:2]]
+
+    assert scipy_ver >= [0, 14]
 
     if hasattr(x, 'getnnz'):
         x = as_sparse_variable(x)
@@ -2375,6 +2377,10 @@ def notEqual(x, y):
     :note: At least one of `x` and `y` must be a sparse matrix.
     """
 
+    scipy_ver = [int(n) for n in scipy.__version__.split('.')[:2]]
+
+    assert scipy_ver >= [0, 14]
+
     if hasattr(x, 'getnnz'):
         x = as_sparse_variable(x)
     if hasattr(y, 'getnnz'):

theano/sparse/tests/test_basic.py

@@ -658,7 +658,9 @@ class test_comparison(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_equalss_csr(self):
 
-        if (scipy.__version__ < '0.14.0'):
+        scipy_ver = [int(n) for n in scipy.__version__.split('.')[:2]]
+
+        if (bool(scipy_ver < [0, 14])):
             raise SkipTest("comparison operators need newer release of scipy")
 
         x = sparse.csr_matrix()
@@ -675,7 +677,9 @@ class test_comparison(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_equalss_csc(self):
 
-        if (scipy.__version__ < '0.14.0'):
+        scipy_ver = [int(n) for n in scipy.__version__.split('.')[:2]]
+
+        if (bool(scipy_ver < [0, 14])):
             raise SkipTest("comparison operators need newer release of scipy")
 
         x = sparse.csc_matrix()
@@ -692,7 +696,9 @@ class test_comparison(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_not_equalss_csr(self):
 
-        if (scipy.__version__ < '0.14.0'):
+        scipy_ver = [int(n) for n in scipy.__version__.split('.')[:2]]
+
+        if (bool(scipy_ver < [0, 14])):
             raise SkipTest("comparison operators need newer release of scipy")
 
         x = sparse.csr_matrix()
@@ -709,7 +715,9 @@ class test_comparison(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_not_equalss_csc(self):
 
-        if (scipy.__version__ < '0.14.0'):
+        scipy_ver = [int(n) for n in scipy.__version__.split('.')[:2]]
+
+        if (bool(scipy_ver < [0, 14])):
             raise SkipTest("comparison operators need newer release of scipy")
 
         x = sparse.csc_matrix()
@@ -726,7 +734,9 @@ class test_comparison(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_equalsd_csr(self):
 
-        if (scipy.__version__ < '0.14.0'):
+        scipy_ver = [int(n) for n in scipy.__version__.split('.')[:2]]
+
+        if (bool(scipy_ver < [0, 14])):
             raise SkipTest("comparison operators need newer release of scipy")
 
         x = sparse.csr_matrix()
@@ -743,7 +753,9 @@ class test_comparison(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_equalsd_csc(self):
 
-        if (scipy.__version__ < '0.14.0'):
+        scipy_ver = [int(n) for n in scipy.__version__.split('.')[:2]]
+
+        if (bool(scipy_ver < [0, 14])):
             raise SkipTest("comparison operators need newer release of scipy")
 
         x = sparse.csc_matrix()
@@ -760,7 +772,9 @@ class test_comparison(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_not_equalsd_csr(self):
 
-        if (scipy.__version__ < '0.14.0'):
+        scipy_ver = [int(n) for n in scipy.__version__.split('.')[:2]]
+
+        if (bool(scipy_ver < [0, 14])):
             raise SkipTest("comparison operators need newer release of scipy")
 
         x = sparse.csr_matrix()
@@ -777,7 +791,9 @@ class test_comparison(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_not_equalsd_csc(self):
 
-        if (scipy.__version__ < '0.14.0'):
+        scipy_ver = [int(n) for n in scipy.__version__.split('.')[:2]]
+
+        if (bool(scipy_ver < [0, 14])):
             raise SkipTest("comparison operators need newer release of scipy")
 
         x = sparse.csc_matrix()