hexversion

The version number encoded as a single integer. This is guaranteed to increase with each version, including proper support for non-production releases. For example, to test that the Python interpreter is at least version 1.5.2, use:

Syntax

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sys.hexversion

Examples

Example 1

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if sys.hexversion >= 0x010502F0:
     use some advanced feature
    ...
else:
     use an alternative implementation or warn the user
    ...

See Also

hex() named tuple sys.version_info API and ABI Versioning