--- a/pouetChess.py
+++ b/pouetChess.py
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
 		sdlver = sdlobj.read()
 		sdlerr = sdlobj.close()
 		print sdlver,
-		if sdlver.split('.') >= ['1','2','8']:
+		if sdlver.split('.') >= [1,2,8]:
 			env.ParseConfig(sdlcfg+" --cflags --libs")
 		else:
 			print "You need LibSDL version 1.2.8 or greater for this program"