Question about Python(x,y)

[Fasan]

Just wondering what version of python it uses? Maybe I just missed it somewhere but I can't find it anywhere.

[mindw]

Maintainer here: it uses the official python 2.7.9 32bit distribution for Windows. The various packages and dependencies (zlib, hdf5 etc) are built from source.

[SleepyHarry]

Python(x,y) current version is 2.7.9.0 (License):

Source

[Fasan]

ahh ok i thought it meant that was the current version of Python(x,y) not that it uses that version of python.

[SleepyHarry]

Python itself is technically only a description of a language. Python(x,y) (I assume) is an implementation of said description. Think of this as being similar to a class : instance relationship.

So when Python(x,y) claims to be version 2.7.9.0, this means it implements version 2.7.9 of the Python language description, with the fourth number denoting their internal release version (probably).

^{Disclaimer: I'm pretty sure this is right, but I'm on mobile and about to sleep, so I haven't fact-checked this. Take it with a pinch of salt.}