https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/b7c53716217c738a6fdffd9cefd2df96b91d4b09
commit: b7c53716217c738a6fdffd9cefd2df96b91d4b09
branch: 3.12
author: Miss Islington (bot) <[email protected]>
committer: AA-Turner <[email protected]>
date: 2025-03-26T15:00:08Z
summary:

[3.12] gh-131741: Add documentation for Windows version detection change in 
`platform` (GH-131742) (#131768)

gh-131741: Add documentation for Windows version detection change in `platform` 
(GH-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.
(cherry picked from commit b9ca438daab6a4e2513ab38171e94c75da03d6e3)

Co-authored-by: Idan Noiman <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Adam Turner <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Hugo van Kemenade <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Wulian <[email protected]>

files:
M Doc/whatsnew/3.12.rst

diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.12.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.12.rst
index add932b47d7d35..25e12d65084c5e 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.12.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.12.rst
@@ -818,6 +818,14 @@ 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
 ---
 

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