How do I find which version of Python to use with Mercurial?

Question

I read here that

On Windows, your Python version must match the version used to compile Mercurial. Otherwise, you'll get "Invalid Magic Number" errors when trying to run the CGI. The pre-compiled Windows binaries for Mercurial 1.0.x, 1.1.x, 1.2.x and 1.3.x were compiled with Python 2.5.

I looked online but I dont see a lookup table for this information. Does anyone know where I can find it?

Answer 1

If you're on windows you want to install TortoiseHG. It provides the full mercurial command line, a gui with windows shell integration, and the right version of python all compiled in together.

Answer 2

The various HG installation packages have the required Python version in their name. You can also look it up in the release notes for the package.

HTH
Thomas