[issue23417] Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 are not displayed properly

[George Schizas]

New submission from George Schizas:

Python on Windows can now can understand that it's on Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2, but platform.py hasn't been updated, and claims it's on "post2012Server":

>>> import platform
>>> print(platform.win32_ver())
('post2012Server', '6.3.9600', '', 'Multiprocessor Free')

The function win32_ver (which most of the platform library relies upon) should be changed, to include Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2. I've attached a patch file that does that

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components: Library (Lib), Windows
files: Python 3.5a1 - platform.py.patch
keywords: patch
messages: 235592
nosy: gschizas, steve.dower, tim.golden, zach.ware
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 are not displayed properly
type: behavior
versions: Python 3.5
Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file38050/Python 3.5a1 - platform.py.patch

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