[Tutor] How to print the version of Python?

[Michael P. Reilly]

Rob Andrews wrote
> I droop my head in shame at having to ask this one, but how can I instruct my 
> script to print the version of Python running it?

>>> import sys
>>> print sys.version
1.5.2 (#1, Aug 25 2000, 09:33:37)  [GCC 2.96 20000731 (experimental)]
>>>

>>> import sys
>>> print sys.version
2.0 (#3, Dec 18 2000, 02:47:55)
[GCC 2.96 20000731 (Red Hat Linux 7.0)]
>>>

It was once suggested that the first three characters of the version
string is used for the printed release number.

>>> print sys.version[:3]

  -Arcege

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