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12 changes: 11 additions & 1 deletion Lib/test/test_build_details.py
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Expand Up @@ -78,7 +78,17 @@ def test_base_interpreter(self):
self.key('base_interpreter')

def test_platform(self):
self.assertEqual(self.key('platform'), sysconfig.get_platform())
build_platform = self.key('platform')
run_platform = sysconfig.get_platform()
if (build_platform != run_platform
and sys.platform == 'linux' and sys.maxsize < 2**32):
# The platform entry describes the machine the build was made
# on. A 32-bit process on a 64-bit kernel sees the kernel's
# machine name instead ('x86_64' for an i686 build, 'armv8l' or
# 'aarch64' for an armv7l build), so the two can legitimately
# differ (gh-161870).
self.skipTest('the build machine may differ for 32-bit builds')
self.assertEqual(build_platform, run_platform)

def test_language_version(self):
allowed_characters = string.digits + string.ascii_letters + '.'
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2026-11-12-16-21-53.gh-issue-161870.gRmljQ.rst
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Skip test_build_details.test_platform when a 32-bit build runs on a machine whose kernel reports a different machine name.
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