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diff --git a/Doc/library/sys.rst b/Doc/library/sys.rst index 67f335bc18..45867937d4 100644 --- a/Doc/library/sys.rst +++ b/Doc/library/sys.rst @@ -853,14 +853,10 @@ always available. .. data:: version A string containing the version number of the Python interpreter plus additional - information on the build number and compiler used. It has a value of the form - ``'version (#build_number, build_date, build_time) [compiler]'``. The first - three characters are used to identify the version in the installation - directories (where appropriate on each platform). An example:: - - >>> import sys - >>> sys.version - '1.5.2 (#0 Apr 13 1999, 10:51:12) [MSC 32 bit (Intel)]' + information on the build number and compiler used. This string is displayed + when the interactive interpreter is started. Do not extract version information + out of it, rather, use :data:`version_info` and the functions provided by the + :mod:`platform` module. .. data:: api_version |