diff --git a/gramps/gen/db/generic.py b/gramps/gen/db/generic.py
index 71111bdd9..5946eda8a 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/db/generic.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/db/generic.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import ast
 from operator import itemgetter
 import platform
 
-PYVERSION = platform.python.python_version_tuple()
+PYVERSION = platform.python_version_tuple()
 
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