A better fix for using buildInfo command.

Author: aclark4life

django_mongodb_backend/base.py

@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@
 import os
 
 from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
-from django.db import DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS, connections
+from django.db import DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS
 from django.db.backends.base.base import BaseDatabaseWrapper
 from django.db.backends.utils import debug_transaction
 from django.utils.asyncio import async_unsafe
 from django.utils.functional import cached_property
 from pymongo.collection import Collection
 from pymongo.driver_info import DriverInfo
-from pymongo.errors import EncryptionError
 from pymongo.mongo_client import MongoClient
 
 from . import __version__ as django_mongodb_backend_version
@@ -287,10 +286,7 @@ def validate_no_broken_transaction(self):
 
     def get_database_version(self):
         """Return a tuple of the database's version."""
-        try:
-            return tuple(self.connection.server_info()["versionArray"])
-        except EncryptionError:
-            # Work around self.connection.server_info's refusal to work
-            # with encrypted connections.
-            default_connection = connections[DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS]
-            return default_connection.get_database_version()
+        # Avoid PyMongo or require PyMongo>=4.14.0 which
+        # will contain a fix for the buildInfo command.
+        # https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/PYTHON-5429
+        return tuple(self.connection.admin.command("buildInfo")["versionArray"])