How to check version of builtin python modules, for example "logging"?

Asked Feb 28 '22 at 21:19

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For example, I would like to know the version of the builtin logging module. Trying around a bit:

$ pip show logging | grep version
WARNING: Package(s) not found: logging

$ pip show stdlib | grep version
WARNING: Package(s) not found: stdlib

pip freeze does not list the builtin modules either.

And going through other things from How to check version of python modules?, I do not find a way to see the logging version.

Have I misunderstood something, is this just dependent on my Python version 3.10.2? I am not even sure whether such builtin module is a module at all (you do not pip install logging), and I guess it is not a package (you do not apt-get install python3-logging or the like). I just add the tags package and python-module as the only ones coming to my mind.

asked Feb 28 '22 at 21:19

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Built-in modules depend on your Python version. – Paul M. Feb 28 '22 at 21:24
@PaulM. OK, how do I get the versions then if `pip freeze` does not show them? – questionto42 Feb 28 '22 at 21:25
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The linked question has this as a solution `python -c "import logging; print(logging.__version__)"` – Iain Shelvington Feb 28 '22 at 21:25
@IainShelvington works! `python -c "import logging; print(logging.__version__) > "0.5.1.2` – questionto42 Feb 28 '22 at 21:27
@IainShelvington If I have closed this too quickly, vote `Reopen` to answer, not sure whether this question is a full duplicate since this answer is a bit like the needle in the haystack (searching not only that link, but also other hits on the net). – questionto42 Feb 28 '22 at 21:37

How to check version of builtin python modules, for example "logging"?

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