[Python-Dev] Consistent platform name for 64bit windows (was: distutils.util.get_platform() for Windows)

[Thomas Heller]

M.-A. Lemburg schrieb:
> About the platform.py changes: if someone could provide the return
> values of sys.getwindowsversion() for 64bit versions of Windows
> XP and Vista, I could add support for it (don't have a 64bit version
> of Windows available to check myself).

This is the output of a 32-bit Python running on "Windows XP Professional
x64 Edition, Version 2003, Service Pack 2":

C:\Python24>ver

Microsoft Windows [Version 5.2.3790]

C:\Python24>python
Python 2.4.4 (#71, Oct 18 2006, 08:34:43) [MSC v.1310 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import sys
>>> sys.getwindowsversion()
(5, 2, 3790, 2, 'Service Pack 2')
>>>



Thomas