path: root/releasenotes/notes/Add-distro_python_version-variable-3688288558f4e586.yaml

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features:
  - |
    Adds a new variable ``distro_python_version`` to store the version of
    Python used in the OS distribution used as a base. Can be used to handle
    checks for python 2 or 3 checks and to find the ``site-packages``
    directory.