Document that platform.python_implementation supports PyPy

[merwok]

BPO	11985
Nosy	@malemburg, @ezio-melotti, @merwok, @alex

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closed_at = <Date 2011-05-03.17:45:49.728>
created_at = <Date 2011-05-03.17:04:29.976>
labels = ['library', 'docs']
title = 'Document that platform.python_implementation supports PyPy'
updated_at = <Date 2011-05-04.15:42:23.900>
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[merwok]

The docstring and reST doc of platform.python_implementation mention possible return values of CPython, IronPython and Jython, but if I understand the code correctly, PyPy is supported too.

[alex]

It returns "PyPy" on pypy.

[python-dev]

New changeset f6c85df15874 by Ezio Melotti in branch '2.7':
bpo-11985: document the return value of platform.python_implementation for PyPy.
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/f6c85df15874

New changeset 4d946d4166fc by Ezio Melotti in branch '3.1':
bpo-11985: document the return value of platform.python_implementation for PyPy.
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/4d946d4166fc

New changeset 5e661f5c301a by Ezio Melotti in branch '3.2':
bpo-11985: merge with 3.1.
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/5e661f5c301a

New changeset 847a38d787be by Ezio Melotti in branch 'default':
bpo-11985: merge with 3.2.
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/847a38d787be

[ezio-melotti]

Fixed, thanks for the info!

[merwok]

Could you update the docstring as well?

[python-dev]

New changeset affec521b330 by Ezio Melotti in branch '2.7':
bpo-11985: update docstring of platform.python_implementation.
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/affec521b330

New changeset 7bf9d7ae6c94 by Ezio Melotti in branch '3.1':
bpo-11985: update docstring of platform.python_implementation.
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/7bf9d7ae6c94

New changeset cc7342b4e59d by Ezio Melotti in branch '3.2':
bpo-11985: merge with 3.1.
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/cc7342b4e59d

New changeset 6b95bf39842f by Ezio Melotti in branch 'default':
bpo-11985: merge with 3.2.
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/6b95bf39842f

[merwok]

Thanks!