What does the Python version line mean?
Question:
What does the line that’s displayed when you start an instance of the Python interpreter mean?
Python 2.7 (r27:82525, Jul 4 2010, 07:43:08) [MSC v.1500 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32
So I know I have Python 2.7, but what about the rest?
Especially confusing to me are the 64 bit (AMD64) on win32 and r27:82525 sections.
Answers:
That line you see indicates how the python interpreter was built. Breaking it down:
Python 2.7 -- Python version
(r27:82525, Jul 4 2010, 07:43:08) -- The build date and revision from src trunk
that was used to build this.
[MSC v.1500 64 bit (AMD64)] -- Compiled with MSVC compiler targeting 64-bit
on win32 -- All Windows platforms (64- and 32-bit)
r27: revision 27
82525: build 82525
Jul 4 2010, 07:43:08: when your python binary was built
MSC v.1500: compiled with 64w-bit VC++ 2008
win32: you are using windows
What does the line that’s displayed when you start an instance of the Python interpreter mean?
Python 2.7 (r27:82525, Jul 4 2010, 07:43:08) [MSC v.1500 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32
So I know I have Python 2.7, but what about the rest?
Especially confusing to me are the 64 bit (AMD64) on win32 and r27:82525 sections.
That line you see indicates how the python interpreter was built. Breaking it down:
Python 2.7 -- Python version
(r27:82525, Jul 4 2010, 07:43:08) -- The build date and revision from src trunk
that was used to build this.
[MSC v.1500 64 bit (AMD64)] -- Compiled with MSVC compiler targeting 64-bit
on win32 -- All Windows platforms (64- and 32-bit)
r27: revision 27
82525: build 82525
Jul 4 2010, 07:43:08: when your python binary was built
MSC v.1500: compiled with 64w-bit VC++ 2008
win32: you are using windows