[issue27788] platform module's version number doesn't match its docstring

Marc-Andre Lemburg added the comment: New changeset 6059ce45aa96f52fa0150e68ea655fbfdc25609a by Marc-Andre Lemburg (Matthias Bussonnier) in branch 'master': bpo-27788 : synchronise platform.py version number (#246)

[issue27788] platform module's version number doesn't match its docstring

Berker Peksag added the comment: New changeset bb59d89ceeb1abfb4d73c7fc60b534e4464adf35 by Berker Peksag in branch '3.6': bpo-27788 : synchronise platform.py version number (#246) (#341) https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/bb59d89ceeb1abfb4d73c7fc60b534e4464adf35 --

[issue27788] platform module's version number doesn't match its docstring

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[issue27788] platform module's version number doesn't match its docstring

Marc-Andre Lemburg added the comment: Hmm, not sure why the merge is not showing up on the ticket. Here's the link: https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/6059ce45aa96f52fa0150e68ea655fbfdc25609a -- ___ Python tracker

[issue27788] platform module's version number doesn't match its docstring

Changes by Marc-Andre Lemburg : -- assignee: -> lemburg resolution: -> fixed stage: patch review -> resolved status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker

[issue27788] platform module's version number doesn't match its docstring

Marc-Andre Lemburg added the comment: The purpose of __version__ in the platform module is to be able to use it with other Python as well (and then detect which version is available in applications). So I think it's good to keep it around. -- ___

[issue27788] platform module's version number doesn't match its docstring

Berker Peksag added the comment: Perhaps it's now time to drop that __version__ attribute in 3.7? We've removed the __version__ attribute from the email module in issue 22508. -- nosy: +berker.peksag stage: -> patch review ___ Python tracker

[issue27788] platform module's version number doesn't match its docstring

Changes by Mariatta Wijaya : -- versions: +Python 3.7 ___ Python tracker ___ ___

[issue27788] platform module's version number doesn't match its docstring

Changes by Matthias Bussonnier : -- pull_requests: +211 ___ Python tracker ___

[issue27788] platform module's version number doesn't match its docstring

Marc-Andre Lemburg added the comment: That must have been an oversight. __version__ should read '0.8.0'. -- ___ Python tracker ___

[issue27788] platform module's version number doesn't match its docstring

New submission from Brett Cannon: Not sure if it's worth keeping the version number around, but ATM the module has __version__ set to 1.0.7 while the docstring mentions a 1.0.8. -- components: Library (Lib) messages: 272964 nosy: brett.cannon, lemburg priority: normal severity: normal