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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+pythoncompat
+"""
+
+
+import sys
+
+# -------
+# Pythons
+# -------
+
+# Syntax sugar.
+_ver = sys.version_info
+
+#: Python 2.x?
+is_py2 = (_ver[0] == 2)
+
+#: Python 3.x?
+is_py3 = (_ver[0] == 3)
+
+#: Python 3.0.x
+is_py30 = (is_py3 and _ver[1] == 0)
+
+#: Python 3.1.x
+is_py31 = (is_py3 and _ver[1] == 1)
+
+#: Python 3.2.x
+is_py32 = (is_py3 and _ver[1] == 2)
+
+#: Python 3.3.x
+is_py33 = (is_py3 and _ver[1] == 3)
+
+#: Python 3.4.x
+is_py34 = (is_py3 and _ver[1] == 4)
+
+#: Python 2.7.x
+is_py27 = (is_py2 and _ver[1] == 7)
+
+#: Python 2.6.x
+is_py26 = (is_py2 and _ver[1] == 6)
+
+#: Python 2.5.x
+is_py25 = (is_py2 and _ver[1] == 5)
+
+#: Python 2.4.x
+is_py24 = (is_py2 and _ver[1] == 4) # I'm assuming this is not by choice.
+
+
+# ---------
+# Platforms
+# ---------
+
+
+# Syntax sugar.
+_ver = sys.version.lower()
+
+is_pypy = ('pypy' in _ver)
+is_jython = ('jython' in _ver)
+is_ironpython = ('iron' in _ver)
+
+# Assume CPython, if nothing else.
+is_cpython = not any((is_pypy, is_jython, is_ironpython))
+
+# Windows-based system.
+is_windows = 'win32' in str(sys.platform).lower()
+
+# Standard Linux 2+ system.
+is_linux = ('linux' in str(sys.platform).lower())
+is_osx = ('darwin' in str(sys.platform).lower())
+is_hpux = ('hpux' in str(sys.platform).lower()) # Complete guess.
+is_solaris = ('solar==' in str(sys.platform).lower()) # Complete guess.
+
+