[Python-Dev] RE: [Idle-dev] Forward progress with full backward compatibility

[Fredrik Lundh]

> sys.hexversion?
>=20
> Python 1.6a2 (#26, Apr 12 2000, 13:53:57)  [GCC 2.8.1] on sunos5
> Copyright 1991-1995 Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam
> >>> import sys
> >>> sys.hexversion
> 17170593
> >>> hex(sys.hexversion)
> '0x10600a1'

bitmasks!?

(ouch.  python is definitely not what it used to be.  wonder
if the right answer to this is "wouldn't a tuple be much more
python-like?" or "I'm outta here...")

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