Add sys.hexversion, which is an integer encoding the version in hexadecimal.

In other words, hex(sys.hexversion) == 0x010502b2 for Python 1.5.2b2.
This is derived from the new variable PY_VERSION_HEX defined in patchlevel.h.
(Cute, eh?)

diff --git a/Python/sysmodule.c b/Python/sysmodule.c
index 6c834d0808c2a44a404ab5e094fb177774721c1f..e078d7b54464278e90e83c1bb1f842f7a9627b56 100644 (file)
--- a/Python/sysmodule.c
+++ b/Python/sysmodule.c
@@ -396,6 +396,8 @@ _PySys_Init()
        Py_XDECREF(syserr);
        PyDict_SetItemString(sysdict, "version",
                             v = PyString_FromString(Py_GetVersion()));
+       PyDict_SetItemString(sysdict, "hexversion",
+                            v = PyInt_FromLong(PY_VERSION_HEX));
        Py_XDECREF(v);
        PyDict_SetItemString(sysdict, "copyright",
                             v = PyString_FromString(Py_GetCopyright()));