Constants

Setup strings

These strings are used for version control and setup.py for distribution.

numversion

burger.__numversion__ = (1, 5, 1): Numeric version.

version

burger.__version__ = ".".join([str(num) for num in __numversion__]): Current version of the library.

author

burger.__author__ = "Rebecca Ann Heineman": Author’s name.

title

burger.__title__ = "burger": Name of the module.

summary

burger.__summary__ = "Burger Becky's shared python library.": Summary of the module’s use.

uri

burger.__uri__ = "http://pyburger.readthedocs.io": Home page.

email

burger.__email__ = "becky@burgerbecky.com": Email address for bug reports.

license

burger.__license__ = "MIT License": Type of license used for distribution.

copyright

burger.__copyright__ = "Copyright 2013-2025 Rebecca Ann Heineman": Copyright owner.

Configurations

Detect the version of the Python interpreter

strutils.PY2

burger.strutils.PY2 = 2: True if the interpreter is Python 2.x.

strutils.PY3_OR_HIGHER

burger.strutils.PY3_OR_HIGHER = 3: True if the interpreter is Python 3.x or higher.

strutils.PY3_3_OR_HIGHER

burger.strutils.PY3_3_OR_HIGHER = (3, 3, 0): True if the interpreter is Python 3.3 or higher.

strutils.PY3_4_OR_HIGHER

burger.strutils.PY3_4_OR_HIGHER = (3, 4, 0): True if the interpreter is Python 3.4 or higher.

strutils.PY3_5_OR_HIGHER

burger.strutils.PY3_5_OR_HIGHER = (3, 5, 0): True if the interpreter is Python 3.5 or higher.

strutils.PY3_12_OR_HIGHER

burger.strutils.PY3_12_OR_HIGHER = (3, 12, 0): True if the interpreter is Python 3.12 or higher.

strutils.PYPY

burger.strutils.PYPY = "PyPy": True if the interpreter is PyPy.

strutils.IS_LINUX

burger.strutils.IS_LINUX = sys.platform.startswith("linux"): Running on linux?

strutils.IS_MACOSX

burger.strutils.IS_MACOSX = sys.platform.startswith("darwin"): Running on macOS X.

strutils.IS_CYGWIN

burger.strutils.IS_CYGWIN = sys.platform.startswith("cygwin"): Running on Cygwin.

strutils.IS_MSYS

burger.strutils.IS_MSYS = sys.platform.startswith("msys"): Running on MSYS.

strutils.IS_WSL

burger.strutils.IS_WSL = IS_LINUX and "icrosoft" in platform.platform(): Running on Windows Subsystem for Linux.

strutils.IS_WINDOWS

burger.strutils.IS_WINDOWS = sys.platform.startswith("win"): Running on Windows.

strutils.UNICODE

burger.strutils.UNICODE = unicode: Class for declaring unicode strings.

strutils.LONG

burger.strutils.LONG = long: Class for declaring 64 bit integers.