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

[M.-A. Lemburg]

On 2008-03-20 13:42, Thomas Heller wrote:
> 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')

Thank you !

Anyone with a 64bit Vista ?

Or even better: a page documenting what to expect from the system call
behind the sys.getwindowsversion() API ?

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