--- a/python/ola/OlaClient.py
+++ b/python/ola/OlaClient.py
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@
     controller = SimpleRpcController()
     request = Ola_pb2.DmxData()
     request.universe = universe
-    if sys.version >= '3.2':
+    if sys.version_info[:3] >= (3,2):
       request.data = data.tobytes()
     else:
       request.data = data.tostring()
--- a/python/ola/PidStore.py
+++ b/python/ola/PidStore.py
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@
                                 (self.name, self.min))
 
     try:
-      if sys.version >= '3.2':
+      if sys.version_info[:3] >= (3,2):
         data = struct.unpack('%ds' % arg_size, bytes(arg, 'utf8'))
       else:
         data = struct.unpack('%ds' % arg_size, arg)
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@
     except struct.error as e:
       raise UnpackException(e)
 
-    if sys.version >= '3.2':
+    if sys.version_info[:3] >= (3,2):
       return value[0].rstrip(b'\x00').decode('utf-8')
     else:
       return value[0].rstrip(b'\x00')