Version formatting mismatch between Deps.dev API and PyPI for dependencies (e.g., 25.0.0 vs 25.0)

[karth06]

Hi team,

• I noticed a version mismatch for a dependency returned by the Deps.dev API when querying dependencies for the PyPI package datashader==0.18.0 using the below api-url

• https://api.deps.dev/v3/systems/pypi/packages/datashader/versions/0.18.0:dependencies

• The API lists the packaging dependency with version 25.0.0, but according to the official pypi website
  (https://pypi.org/project/packaging/#history), the version for packaging is 25.0 (note: no trailing .0).

• This inconsistency could lead to confusion or cause issues for tools that rely on exact version matching between Deps.dev and PyPI.

• Expected Behavior:
  The version returned by the API should match PyPI’s standard formatting (e.g., 25.0 instead of 25.0.0), unless there is a specific technical reason for representing it differently.
  lastly i would like to say, Thank for your great work!

[gitgitwhat]

@karth06 Please see https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/specifications/version-specifiers/#version-specifiers

X.Y and X.Y.0 are not considered distinct release numbers, as the release segment comparison rules implicit expand the two component form to X.Y.0 when comparing it to any release segment that includes three components.

So 25.0 and 25.0.0 are the same and tools should take that into account.