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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libsys.tex b/Doc/lib/libsys.tex index 08f49c7..af2d21f 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libsys.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libsys.tex @@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ It is always available. A string containing the copyright pertaining to the Python interpreter. \end{datadesc} +\begin{datadesc}{dllhandle} +Integer specifying the handle of the Python DLL. +Availability: Windows. +\end{datadesc} + \begin{funcdesc}{exc_info}{} This function returns a tuple of three values that give information about the exception that is currently being handled. The information @@ -285,5 +290,26 @@ exception type and value are printed. \end{datadesc} \begin{datadesc}{version} -A string containing the version number of the Python interpreter. +A string containing the version number of the Python interpreter plus +additional information on the build number and compiler used. It has +a value of the form \code{'\var{version} (\#\var{build_number}, +\var{build_date}, \var{build_time}) [\var{compiler}]'}. The first +three characters are used to identify the version in the installation +directories (where appropriate on each platform). An example: + +\begin{verbatim} +>>> import sys +>>> sys.version +'1.5.2 (#0 Apr 13 1999, 10:51:12) [MSC 32 bit (Intel)]' +\end{verbatim} +\end{datadesc} + +\begin{datadesc}{winver} +The version number used to form registry keys on Windows platforms. +This is stored as string resource 1000 in the Python DLL. The value +is normally the first three characters of \constant{version}. It is +provided in the \module{sys} module for informational purposes; +modifying this value has no effect on the registry keys used by +Python. +Availability: Windows. \end{datadesc} |