[Python-ideas] Possible Enhancement to py Launcher - set default

[Alex Walters]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Moore [mailto:p.f.moore at gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 7, 2018 4:15 AM
> To: Alex Walters <tritium-list at sdamon.com>
> Cc: Steve Barnes <gadgetsteve at live.co.uk>; Python-Ideas <python-
> ideas at python.org>
> Subject: Re: [Python-ideas] Possible Enhancement to py Launcher - set
> default
> 
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> IMO the biggest technical issue with this is that as far as I can see
> PEP 514 doesn't specify a way to determine if a given Python is a
> pre-release version. If we do want to implement this (I'm +0 on it,
> personally) then I think the starting point would need to be an update
> to PEP 514 to include that data.
> 
> Paul

Looking at pep 514, it looks like sys.winver is what would have to change to support reporting the release status to the registry.  I don't think 514 has to change at all if sys.winver changes.  Is that a correct interpretation?