Docs: Clarify Windows version for high-resolution timer#140978
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Update Windows version reference in time.rst
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Pull Request Overview
This PR updates the documentation for the time.sleep() function to reflect more accurate Windows implementation details. The changes specify the exact Windows version where high-resolution timer support was introduced and update the reference link to point to the specific API documentation.
- Updated Windows version requirement from "Windows 8.1 and newer" to "Windows 10 version 1803, and later"
- Changed the high-resolution timer documentation link from the general kernel timers page to the specific
CreateWaitableTimerExWAPI reference
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the referenced link is for driver but not userland application and we are not using that API, change it to the correct docs and correct the windows version range (which comes from windows's docs)
here is the corresponding code:
cpython/Modules/timemodule.c
Line 2318 in 947bb46
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