From bed86c7b063f3b28635afac32cdb76378228d032 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Idan Noiman Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2025 16:50:37 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] 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 Co-authored-by: Adam Turner <9087854+AA-Turner@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Hugo van Kemenade <1324225+hugovk@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Wulian <1055917385@qq.com> --- Doc/whatsnew/3.12.rst | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) 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 ---