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Python build version on Windows is inaccurate #24611

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xpkoala opened this issue Dec 10, 2024 · 0 comments
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Python build version on Windows is inaccurate #24611

xpkoala opened this issue Dec 10, 2024 · 0 comments
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~backend Backend-related issue. bug Something isn't working as documented #g-endpoint-ops Endpoint ops product group #g-software Software product group :release Ready to write code. Scheduled in a release. See "Making changes" in handbook. ~released bug This bug was found in a stable release.
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4.62.0-tentative

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xpkoala commented Dec 10, 2024 •
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Fleet version: rc-minior-fleet-v4.61.0

Web browser and operating system: Windows 11 23H2

💥  Actual behavior

The versioning information used for Windows Python applications is inaccurate.

🧑‍💻  Steps to reproduce

  1. Install python 3.9.1 on a Windows machine
  2. View the software in Fleet

🕯️ More info (optional)

When checking three different installed versions of Python on Windows a 150 was appended to the build version. This is causing some false negatives to occur for the specific software. The software's display name does appear correctly.

A picture of the behavior:
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This issue was discovered when testing the fix for #24286

The incorrect/misleading version is provided by the python installer in the registry. A workaround could be to parse out the version number from the name, or to trim characters from the reported version.
@xpkoala xpkoala added bug Something isn't working as documented ~backend Backend-related issue. :release Ready to write code. Scheduled in a release. See "Making changes" in handbook. ~released bug This bug was found in a stable release. #g-endpoint-ops Endpoint ops product group :incoming New issue in triage process. labels Dec 10, 2024
@xpkoala xpkoala changed the title Python software identification on Windows is inaccurate Python build version on Windows is inaccurate Dec 10, 2024
@lukeheath lukeheath added this to the 4.62.0-tentative milestone Dec 11, 2024
@mostlikelee mostlikelee added #g-software Software product group and removed :incoming New issue in triage process. labels Dec 16, 2024
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