[Python-Dev] Consistent platform name for 64bit windows (was: distutils.util.get_platform() for Windows)

[Jon Ribbens]

On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 02:05:37AM +0900, mhammond at keypoint.com.au wrote:
> So, at the risk of painting a bike-shed, I'd like to propose that we adopt
> 'AMD64' in distutils (needs a change), platform.py (needs a change to use
> sys.getwindowsversion() in preference to pywin32, if possible, anyway),
> and the Python banner (which already uses AMD64).

Debian uses 'amd64', it seems they chose this after a survey of what
existing systems used what names, and the consensus came out in favour
of amd64. http://lists.debian.org/debian-ctte/2004/06/msg00041.html