Fix failing critieria -> minimum_python_version was altering input value, leading to issues with artifact retrieval

Author: ArBridgeman

exasol/toolbox/config.py

@@ -60,7 +60,10 @@ def minimum_python_version(self) -> str:
         This is used in specific testing scenarios where it would be either
         costly to run the tests for all `python_versions` or we need a single metric.
         """
-        return str(min([Version.from_string(v) for v in self.python_versions]))
+        versioned = [Version.from_string(v) for v in self.python_versions]
+        min_version = min(versioned)
+        index_min_version = versioned.index(min_version)
+        return self.python_versions[index_min_version]
 
     @computed_field  # type: ignore[misc]
     @property

test/unit/config_test.py

@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ def test_expansion_validation_fails_for_invalid_version():
 
 
 def test_minimum_python_version():
-    conf = BaseConfig(python_versions=("5.5.5", "1.1.1", "9.9.9"))
-    assert conf.minimum_python_version == "1.1.1"
+    conf = BaseConfig(python_versions=("5.5.5", "1.10", "9.9.9"))
+    assert conf.minimum_python_version == "1.10"
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("minimum_python_version", ["3.10", "3.10.5"])