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Author	vstinner
Recipients	docs@python, pythonhacker, vstinner
Date	2015-03-23.09:33:45
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Message-id	<1427103225.25.0.99046412753.issue23747@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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> Why is this function even exposed on Linux? It is a deliberate design choice of the platform module. mac_ver(), win32_ver() and linux_distribution() are available on all platforms. mac_ver() says "entries which cannot be determined are set to ''. All tuple entries are strings." Maybe it should be better explained in the doc.

> Why is this function even exposed on Linux?

It is a deliberate design choice of the platform module. mac_ver(), win32_ver() and linux_distribution() are available on all platforms.

mac_ver() says "entries which cannot be determined are set to ''. All tuple entries are strings."

Maybe it should be better explained in the doc.

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