https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/b9ca438daab6a4e2513ab38171e94c75da03d6e3 commit: b9ca438daab6a4e2513ab38171e94c75da03d6e3 branch: main author: Idan Noiman <id...@users.noreply.github.com> committer: AA-Turner <9087854+aa-tur...@users.noreply.github.com> date: 2025-03-26T14:50:37Z summary:
gh-131741: Add documentation for Windows version detection change in `platform` (#131742) Document the behavior change between 3.11 & 3.12, where ``platform`` now correctly detects Windows 11 and Windows Server releases past Windows Server 2012. Co-authored-by: Adam Turner <9087854+aa-tur...@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Hugo van Kemenade <1324225+hug...@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Wulian <1055917...@qq.com> files: M Doc/whatsnew/3.12.rst diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.12.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.12.rst index 084512e8e94759..afbc7a1c16f2de 100644 --- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.12.rst +++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.12.rst @@ -811,6 +811,14 @@ pathlib :meth:`pathlib.Path.rglob` and :meth:`pathlib.PurePath.match` for matching the path's case sensitivity, allowing for more precise control over the matching process. +platform +-------- + +* Add support for detecting Windows 11 and Windows Server releases past 2012. + Previously, lookups on Windows Server platforms newer than Windows Server 2012 + and on Windows 11 would return ``Windows-10``. + (Contributed by Steve Dower in :gh:`89545`.) + pdb --- _______________________________________________ Python-checkins mailing list -- python-checkins@python.org To unsubscribe send an email to python-checkins-le...@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-checkins.python.org/ Member address: arch...@mail-archive.com
