From 7de98640722cf64c68d89d3e82067f8f9eb75a49 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kaliko Jack <kaliko@azylum.org>
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2023 16:59:04 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] mpd_version attribute init to empty string instead of None

---
 CHANGES.txt | 1 +
 musicpd.py  | 6 +++++-
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index bb6a6ac..61ba1ae 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Changes in 0.9.0
 ----------------
 
  * Use right SPDX identifier for license headers
+ * mpd_version attribute init to empty string instead of None
 
 Changes in 0.8.0
 ----------------
diff --git a/musicpd.py b/musicpd.py
index d2e6ebf..50c35dd 100644
--- a/musicpd.py
+++ b/musicpd.py
@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@ class MPDClient:
         #: Current connection timeout value, defaults to
         #: :py:obj:`CONNECTION_TIMEOUT` or env. var. ``MPD_TIMEOUT`` if provided
         self.mpd_timeout = None
+        self.mpd_version = ''
+        """Protocol version as exposed by the server as a :py:obj:`str`
+
+        .. note:: This is the version of the protocol spoken, not the real version of the daemon."""
         self._reset()
         self._commands = {
             # Status Commands
@@ -585,7 +589,7 @@ class MPDClient:
         self.mpd_version = line[len(HELLO_PREFIX):].strip()
 
     def _reset(self):
-        self.mpd_version = None
+        self.mpd_version = ''
         self._iterating = False
         self._pending = []
         self._command_list = None
-- 
2.39.5