Add sys.getandroidapilevel()

Issue #28740: Add sys.getandroidapilevel(): return the build time
API version of Android as an integer.

Function only available on Android.

2 files changed, 14 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/Lib/test/support/__init__.py b/Lib/test/support/__init__.py
index 52c908e..eb5a89a 100644
--- a/Lib/test/support/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/test/support/__init__.py
@@ -766,8 +766,13 @@ requires_lzma = unittest.skipUnless(lzma, 'requires lzma')
 
 is_jython = sys.platform.startswith('java')
 
-_ANDROID_API_LEVEL = sysconfig.get_config_var('ANDROID_API_LEVEL')
-is_android = (_ANDROID_API_LEVEL is not None and _ANDROID_API_LEVEL > 0)
+try:
+    # constant used by requires_android_level()
+    _ANDROID_API_LEVEL = sys.getandroidapilevel()
+    is_android = True
+except AttributeError:
+    # sys.getandroidapilevel() is only available on Android
+    is_android = False
 
 if sys.platform != 'win32':
     unix_shell = '/system/bin/sh' if is_android else '/bin/sh'
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_sys.py b/Lib/test/test_sys.py
index df9ebd4..828421c 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_sys.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_sys.py
@@ -826,6 +826,13 @@ class SysModuleTest(unittest.TestCase):
         rc, stdout, stderr = assert_python_ok('-c', code)
         self.assertEqual(stdout.rstrip(), b'True')
 
+    @unittest.skipUnless(hasattr(sys, 'getandroidapilevel'),
+                         'need sys.getandroidapilevel()')
+    def test_getandroidapilevel(self):
+        level = sys.getandroidapilevel()
+        self.assertIsInstance(level, int)
+        self.assertGreater(level, 0)
+
 
 @test.support.cpython_only
 class SizeofTest(unittest.TestCase):