Fix version parsing for release candidates.

[rtibbles]

Summary

Fixes a version parsing bug for post-release candidate dev versions.

References

Fixes bug seen in #11871

Reviewer guidance

Write the version to your development environment like this:
python -c "import kolibri; print(kolibri.__version__)" > kolibri/VERSION
then start kolibri and ensure it doesn't break.

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Testing checklist

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Reviewer checklist

• Automated test coverage is satisfactory
• PR is fully functional
• PR has been tested for accessibility regressions
• External dependency files were updated if necessary (yarn and pip)
• Documentation is updated
• Contributor is in AUTHORS.md

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Build Artifacts

Asset type	Download link
PEX file	kolibri-0.16.0rc0.dev0_git.2.g34758243.pex
Windows Installer (EXE)	kolibri-0.16.0rc0.dev0+git.2.g34758243-unsigned.exe
Debian Package	kolibri_0.16.0rc0.dev0+git.2.g34758243-0ubuntu1_all.deb
Mac Installer (DMG)	kolibri-0.16.0rc0.dev0+git.2.g34758243-0.4.0.dmg
Android Package (APK)	kolibri-0.16.0rc0.dev0+git.2.g34758243-0.1.0-debug.apk
TAR file	kolibri-0.16.0rc0.dev0+git.2.g34758243.tar.gz
WHL file	kolibri-0.16.0rc0.dev0+git.2.g34758243-py2.py3-none-any.whl

[marcellamaki]

manual QA confirms this works without breaking