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What does the Python version line mean?

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.

Solution

  • 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)