This post shows you how to check Python version in three ways: by checking the software name, through the terminal, or in the code.

Check Python version in Windows CMD with step-by-step methods. Ensure compatibility for scripts and libraries in seconds.

Take control of multiple Python installations in Windows with the py launcher, available as part of a standard Python installation.

In a Q&A, Python programming language creator Guido van Rossum said it was "almost taboo to talk about a Python 4 in a serious sense" following the troubled migration from Python 2.0 to Python 3.0.