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.. _apiabiversion:
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***********************
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API and ABI Versioning
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***********************
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``PY_VERSION_HEX`` is the Python version number encoded in a single integer.
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For example if the ``PY_VERSION_HEX`` is set to ``0x030401a2``, the underlying
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version information can be found by treating it as a 32 bit number in
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the following manner:
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   +-------+-------------------------+------------------------------------------------+
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   | Bytes | Bits (big endian order) | Meaning                                        |
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   +=======+=========================+================================================+
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   | ``1`` |       ``1-8``           |  ``PY_MAJOR_VERSION`` (the ``3`` in            |
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   |       |                         |  ``3.4.1a2``)                                  |
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   +-------+-------------------------+------------------------------------------------+
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   | ``2`` |       ``9-16``          |  ``PY_MINOR_VERSION`` (the ``4`` in            |
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   |       |                         |  ``3.4.1a2``)                                  |
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   +-------+-------------------------+------------------------------------------------+
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   | ``3`` |       ``17-24``         |  ``PY_MICRO_VERSION`` (the ``1`` in            |
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   |       |                         |  ``3.4.1a2``)                                  |
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   +-------+-------------------------+------------------------------------------------+
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   | ``4`` |       ``25-28``         |  ``PY_RELEASE_LEVEL`` (``0xA`` for alpha,      |
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   |       |                         |  ``0xB`` for beta, ``0xC`` for release         |
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   |       |                         |  candidate and ``0xF`` for final), in this     |
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   |       |                         |  case it is alpha.                             |
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   +-------+-------------------------+------------------------------------------------+
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   |       |       ``29-32``         |  ``PY_RELEASE_SERIAL`` (the ``2`` in           |
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   |       |                         |  ``3.4.1a2``, zero for final releases)         |
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   +-------+-------------------------+------------------------------------------------+
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Thus ``3.4.1a2`` is hexversion ``0x030401a2``.
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All the given macros are defined in :source:`Include/patchlevel.h`.
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