gh-131741: Add documentation for Windows version detection change in `platform` ...

Document the behavior change between 3.11 & 3.12, where ``platform`` now correctly detects Windows 11 and Windows Server releases past Windows Server 2012.

Co-authored-by: Adam Turner <9087854+AA-Turner@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Hugo van Kemenade <1324225+hugovk@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Wulian <1055917385@qq.com>

diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.12.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.12.rst
index 084512e8e947598a45680c01e8aede7d535e1301..afbc7a1c16f2dedd2b0c1c42b0b55dbd014acec5 100644 (file)
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.12.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.12.rst
@@ -811,6 +811,14 @@ pathlib
   :meth:`pathlib.Path.rglob` and :meth:`pathlib.PurePath.match` for matching
   the path's case sensitivity, allowing for more precise control over the matching process.
 
+platform
+--------
+
+* Add support for detecting Windows 11 and Windows Server releases past 2012.
+  Previously, lookups on Windows Server platforms newer than Windows Server 2012
+  and on Windows 11 would return ``Windows-10``.
+  (Contributed by Steve Dower in :gh:`89545`.)
+
 pdb
 ---