@staticmethod
def _compare_version(a, b):
    """
        Return True if version b is the same or higher than version a

        Parameters
        ----------
        a: array_like
        b: array_like
        """
    return a[0] < b[0] or a[0] <= b[0] and a[1] < b[1] or a[0] <= b[0] and a[1
        ] <= b[1] and a[2] <= b[2]
