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Message392113

Author	joukewitteveen
Recipients	docs@python, joukewitteveen
Date	2021-04-27.17:57:00
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The default program name is hardcoded in Python/initconfig.c:config_init_program_name. It is "python" on Windows, and "python3" elsewhere. The documentation currently suggests that it is "python" everywhere. Additionally, the documentation currently says: > The argument should point to a zero-terminated wide character string in static storage whose contents will not change for the duration of the program’s execution. The code, however, duplicates the string, so I am not sure this is true.

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The default program name is hardcoded in Python/initconfig.c:config_init_program_name. It is "python" on Windows, and "python3" elsewhere. The documentation currently suggests that it is "python" everywhere.

Additionally, the documentation currently says:

> The argument should point to a zero-terminated wide character string in static storage whose contents will not change for the duration of the program’s execution.

The code, however, duplicates the string, so I am not sure this is true.

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Date	User	Action	Args
2021-04-27 17:57:00	joukewitteveen	set	recipients: + joukewitteveen, docs@python
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