devel/py-lexid 2021.1006nb2 NetBSD

lexid is a micro library to increment lexically ordered numerical ids.

Throughout the sequence of ids, this expression will always be true, whether you are dealing with integers or strings:

older\_id < newer\_id

The left most character/digit is only used to maintain lexical order, so that the position in the sequence is maintained in the remaining digits.

Such ids can be useful as build or version numbers, which are often displayed by tooling which does not understand their correct ordering.