Py Magic Numbers

Author: David Zimmer
Date: 05.29.25 - 7:22pm

this was slightly painful..

pycore_magic_number.h

char* ver[] = {"1.5","1.5.1","1.5.2","1.6","2.0","2.0.1","2.1","2.1.1","2.1.2","2.2","2.3a0","2.3a0","2.3a0","2.4a0","2.4a3","2.4b1","2.5a0","2.5a0","2.5a0","2.5a0","2.5b3","2.5b3","2.5c1","2.5c2","2.6a0","2.6a1","2.7a0","2.7a0","2.7a0","2.7a0","2.7a0","3000","3000","3000","3000","3000","3000","3000","3000","3000","3000","3000","3000","3000","3.0a4","3.0b1","3.1a1","3.1a1","3.2a1","3.2a2","3.2a3","3.3a1","3.3a1","3.3a1","3.3a2","3.3a4","3.4a1","3.4a1","3.4a1","3.4a1","3.4a4","3.4a4","3.4rc2","3.5a1","3.5b1","3.5b2","3.5b3","3.5.2","3.6a0","3.6a1","3.6a2","3.6a2","3.6a2","3.6b1","3.6b1","3.6b1","3.6b1","3.6b2","3.6rc1","3.7a1","3.7a2","3.7a4","3.7b1","3.7b5","3.8a1","3.8a1","3.8a1","3.8b2","3.8b2","3.8b4","3.9a0","3.9a0","3.9a0","3.9a2","3.9a2","3.9a2","3.10a1","3.10a1","3.10a2","3.10a2","3.10a6","3.10a7","3.10b1","3.10b1","3.10b1","3.10b1","3.11a1","3.11a1","3.11a1","3.11a1","3.11a1","3.11a1","3.11a1","3.11a1","3.11a1","3.11a1","3.11a1","3.11a1","3.11a2","3.11a3","3.11a3","3.11a3","3.11a4","3.11a4","3.11a4","3.11a4","3.11a4","3.11a4","3.11a4","3.11a4","3.11a4","3.11a5","3.11a5","3.11a5","3.11a5","3.11a5","3.11a5","3.11a5","3.11a5","3.11a5","3.11a5","3.11a5","3.11a6","3.11a6","3.11a6","3.11a6","3.11a6","3.11a6","3.11a7","3.11a7","3.11a7","3.11b4","3.12a1","3.12a1","3.12a1","3.12a1","3.12a1","3.12a1","3.12a1","3.12a1","3.12a1","3.12a1","3.12a2","3.12a2","3.12a2","3.12a4","3.12a4","3.12a5","3.12a5","3.12a5","3.12a6","3.12a6","3.12a6","3.12a7","3.12a7","3.12a7","3.12a7","3.12b1","3.12b1","3.12b1","3.12b1","3.12b1","3.12b1","3.12b1","3.13a1","3.13a1","3.13a1","3.13a1","3.13a1","3.13a1","3.13a1","3.13a1","3.13a1","3.13a1","3.13a1","3.13a1","3.13a1","3.13a1","3.13a1","3.13a1","3.13a1","3.13a1","3.13a1","3.13a5","3.13a6","3.13b1","3.14a1","3.14a1","3.14a1","3.14a1","3.14a1","3.14a1","3.14a1","3.14a1","3.14a1","3.14a2","3.14a4","3.14a4","3.14a4","3.14a4","3.14a5","3.14a5","3.14a5","3.14a6","3.14a6","3.14a6","3.14a6","3.14a7","3.14a7","3.14a7","3.14b1","3.15a0","3.15a1","3.15a1"};

short nver[] = {20121,20121,20121,50428,50823,50823,60202,60202,60202,60717,62011,62021,62011,62041,62051,62061,62071,62081,62091,62092,62101,62111,62121,62131,62151,62161,62171,62181,62191,62201,62211,3000,3010,3020,3030,3040,3050,3060,3061,3071,3081,3091,3101,3103,3111,3131,3141,3151,3160,3170,3180,3190,3200,3210,3220,3230,3250,3260,3270,3280,3290,3300,3310,3320,3330,3340,3350,3351,3360,3361,3370,3371,3372,3373,3375,3376,3377,3378,3379,3390,3391,3392,3393,3394,3400,3401,3410,3411,3412,3413,3420,3421,3422,3423,3424,3425,3430,3431,3432,3433,3434,3435,3436,3437,3438,3439,3450,3451,3452,3453,3454,3455,3456,3457,3458,3459,3460,3461,3462,3463,3464,3465,3466,3467,3468,3469,3470,3471,3472,3473,3474,3475,3476,3477,3478,3479,3480,3481,3482,3483,3484,3485,3486,3487,3488,3489,3490,3491,3492,3493,3494,3495,3500,3501,3502,3503,3504,3505,3506,3507,3508,3509,3510,3511,3512,3513,3514,3515,3516,3517,3518,3519,3520,3521,3522,3523,3524,3525,3526,3527,3528,3529,3530,3531,3550,3551,3552,3553,3554,3555,3556,3557,3558,3559,3560,3561,3562,3563,3564,3565,3566,3567,3568,3569,3570,3571,3600,3601,3602,3603,3604,3605,3606,3607,3608,3609,3610,3611,3612,3613,3614,3615,3616,3617,3618,3619,3620,3621,3622,3623,3624,3650,3651,3652};

pyMagic = Array("1.5:20121", "1.5.1:20121", "1.5.2:20121", "1.6:50428", "2.0:50823", "2.0.1:50823", "2.1:60202", "2.1.1:60202", "2.1.2:60202", "2.2:60717", "2.3a0:62011", "2.3a0:62021", "2.3a0:62011", "2.4a0:62041", "2.4a3:62051", "2.4b1:62061", "2.5a0:62071", "2.5a0:62081", "2.5a0:62091", "2.5a0:62092", "2.5b3:62101", _
"2.5b3:62111", "2.5c1:62121", "2.5c2:62131", "2.6a0:62151", "2.6a1:62161", "2.7a0:62171", "2.7a0:62181", "2.7a0:62191", "2.7a0:62201", "2.7a0:62211", "3000:3000", "3000:3010", "3000:3020", "3000:3030", "3000:3040", "3000:3050", "3000:3060", "3000:3061", "3000:3071", "3000:3081", "3000:3091", "3000:3101", _
"3000:3103", "3.0a4:3111", "3.0b1:3131", "3.1a1:3141", "3.1a1:3151", "3.2a1:3160", "3.2a2:3170", "3.2a3:3180", "3.3a1:3190", "3.3a1:3200", "3.3a1:3210", "3.3a2:3220", "3.3a4:3230", "3.4a1:3250", "3.4a1:3260", "3.4a1:3270", "3.4a1:3280", "3.4a4:3290", "3.4a4:3300", "3.4rc2:3310", "3.5a1:3320", "3.5b1:3330", _
"3.5b2:3340", "3.5b3:3350", "3.5.2:3351", "3.6a0:3360", "3.6a1:3361", "3.6a2:3370", "3.6a2:3371", "3.6a2:3372", "3.6b1:3373", "3.6b1:3375", "3.6b1:3376", "3.6b1:3377", "3.6b2:3378", "3.6rc1:3379", "3.7a1:3390", "3.7a2:3391", "3.7a4:3392", "3.7b1:3393", "3.7b5:3394", "3.8a1:3400", "3.8a1:3401", "3.8a1:3410", _
"3.8b2:3411", "3.8b2:3412", "3.8b4:3413", "3.9a0:3420", "3.9a0:3421", "3.9a0:3422", "3.9a2:3423", "3.9a2:3424", "3.9a2:3425", "3.10a1:3430", "3.10a1:3431", "3.10a2:3432", "3.10a2:3433", "3.10a6:3434", "3.10a7:3435", "3.10b1:3436", "3.10b1:3437", "3.10b1:3438", "3.10b1:3439", "3.11a1:3450", "3.11a1:3451", _
"3.11a1:3452", "3.11a1:3453", "3.11a1:3454", "3.11a1:3455", "3.11a1:3456", "3.11a1:3457", "3.11a1:3458", "3.11a1:3459", "3.11a1:3460", "3.11a1:3461", "3.11a2:3462", "3.11a3:3463", "3.11a3:3464", "3.11a3:3465", "3.11a4:3466", "3.11a4:3467", "3.11a4:3468", "3.11a4:3469", "3.11a4:3470", "3.11a4:3471", "3.11a4:3472", _
"3.11a4:3473", "3.11a4:3474", "3.11a5:3475", "3.11a5:3476", "3.11a5:3477", "3.11a5:3478", "3.11a5:3479", "3.11a5:3480", "3.11a5:3481", "3.11a5:3482", "3.11a5:3483", "3.11a5:3484", "3.11a5:3485", "3.11a6:3486", "3.11a6:3487", "3.11a6:3488", "3.11a6:3489", "3.11a6:3490", "3.11a6:3491", "3.11a7:3492", "3.11a7:3493", _
"3.11a7:3494", "3.11b4:3495", "3.12a1:3500", "3.12a1:3501", "3.12a1:3502", "3.12a1:3503", "3.12a1:3504", "3.12a1:3505", "3.12a1:3506", "3.12a1:3507", "3.12a1:3508", "3.12a1:3509", "3.12a2:3510", "3.12a2:3511", "3.12a2:3512", "3.12a4:3513", "3.12a4:3514", "3.12a5:3515", "3.12a5:3516", "3.12a5:3517", "3.12a6:3518", _
"3.12a6:3519", "3.12a6:3520", "3.12a7:3521", "3.12a7:3522", "3.12a7:3523", "3.12a7:3524", "3.12b1:3525", "3.12b1:3526", "3.12b1:3527", "3.12b1:3528", "3.12b1:3529", "3.12b1:3530", "3.12b1:3531", "3.13a1:3550", "3.13a1:3551", "3.13a1:3552", "3.13a1:3553", "3.13a1:3554", "3.13a1:3555", "3.13a1:3556", "3.13a1:3557", _
"3.13a1:3558", "3.13a1:3559", "3.13a1:3560", "3.13a1:3561", "3.13a1:3562", "3.13a1:3563", "3.13a1:3564", "3.13a1:3565", "3.13a1:3566", "3.13a1:3567", "3.13a1:3568", "3.13a5:3569", "3.13a6:3570", "3.13b1:3571", "3.14a1:3600", "3.14a1:3601", "3.14a1:3602", "3.14a1:3603", "3.14a1:3604", "3.14a1:3605", "3.14a1:3606", _
"3.14a1:3607", "3.14a1:3608", "3.14a2:3609", "3.14a4:3610", "3.14a4:3611", "3.14a4:3612", "3.14a4:3613", "3.14a5:3614", "3.14a5:3615", "3.14a5:3616", "3.14a6:3617", "3.14a6:3618", "3.14a6:3619", "3.14a6:3620", "3.14a7:3621", "3.14a7:3622", "3.14a7:3623", "3.14b1:3624", "3.15a0:3650", "3.15a1:3651", "3.15a1:3652")

Comments: (2)

On 05.29.25 - 7:51pm Dave wrote:
chatgpt has really impressed me with some types of extraction/formatting, but just couldnt pull it off in this case even with the inputs standardized.

It also tends to be lazy and only show abbreviated results so make sure to specify full outputs in your try it.

On 05.29.25 - 8:07pm Dave wrote:
prompt: what is the release date and git tag for python 3.11a4

hopefully i never need to hunt down alpha/betas for an unmarshal );

maybe a more useful list:

pyMagic = Array("1.5:0x994e", "1.5.1:0x994e", "1.5.2:0x994e", "1.6:0xc4fc", "2.0:0xc687", "2.0.1:0xc687", "2.1:0xeb2a", "2.1.1:0xeb2a", "2.1.2:0xeb2a", "2.2:0xed2d", "2.3a0:0xf23b", "2.3a0:0xf245", "2.4a0:0xf259", "2.4a3:0xf263", "2.4b1:0xf26d", "2.5a0:0xf277", "2.5a0:0xf281", "2.5a0:0xf28b", "2.5a0:0xf28c", "2.5b3:0xf295", "2.5b3:0xf29f", "2.5c1:0xf2a9", "2.5c2:0xf2b3", "2.6a0:0xf2c7", "2.6a1:0xf2d1", "2.7a0:0xf2db", "2.7a0:0xf2e5", "2.7a0:0xf2ef", "2.7a0:0xf2f9", "2.7a0:0xf303", "3.0:0xf303", "3.1:0xf335", "3.2:0xf353", "3.3:0xf38f", "3.4:0xf3b3", "3.5:0xf3d1", "3.6:0x0d33", "3.7:0x0d3e", "3.8:0x0d55", "3.9:0x0d61", "3.10:0x0d6f", "3.11:0x0d7a", "3.12:0x0da7", "3.13:0x0db6")

cross map to some more friendly version numbers

2.1.1 = 2.1 = EB2A 2.1.2 = 2.1 = EB2A 3.6rc1 = 3.6 = D33 3.7a1 = 3.7 = D3E 3.8b4 = 3.8 = D55 3.9a2 = 3.9 = D61 3.10b1 = 3.10 = D6F 3.11a1 = 3.11 = D7A 3.11b4 = 3.12 = DA7 3.12a2 = 3.13 = DB6

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