code: def python_version_tuple():
      """Returns the Python version as tuple (major, minor, patchlevel)
      of strings.
  
      Note that unlike the Python sys.version, the returned value
      will always include the patchlevel (it defaults to 0).
  
      """
      return tuple(_sys_version()[1].split("."))
  
imports: import collections
  import os
  import re
  import sys
  import functools
  import itertools
label_desc: Use image node_id 30 for calling a global function with example usage: python_version_tuple() and returns: tuple