The sys library can be used to get the version of Python under which the program is being run.

The values are returned as a "tuple" or sequence of values. A tuple is like a list except that it is immutable (not changeable) so it can be hashed as an index (e.g., for a dictionary).

Note how the underscore "_" can be used as a placeholder for values that are not needed. Here is the Python code [#1]
import sys ## get version tuple - using the tuple parens (major1,minor1,micro1,release1,serial1) = sys.version_info ## get version tuple - without the tuple parens major1,minor1,micro1,release1,serial1 = sys.version_info print("Python:") print("\tMajor: {0:d}".format(major1)) print("\tMinor: {0:d}".format(minor1)) print("\tMicro: {0:d}".format(micro1)) print("\tRelease: {0:s}".format(release1)) print("\tSerial: {0:d}".format(serial1)) ## get version tuple - ignoring parts not needed major1,minor1,_,_,_ = sys.version_info print("Python:") print("\tMajor: {0:d}".format(major1)) print("\tMinor: {0:d}".format(minor1))
Here is the output of the Python code.
Python: Major: 3 Minor: 8 Micro: 0 Release: final Serial: 0 Python: Major: 3 Minor: 8
Note that the results depend on the installed version of Python used to run the program.