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@@ -145,8 +145,27 @@ left undefined by the typing spec at this time.
 Version and platform checking
 -----------------------------
 
-Type checkers are expected to understand simple version and platform
-checks, e.g.::
+Type checkers should support narrowing based on:
+    * ``sys.version_info``
+    * ``sys.platform``
+    * ``sys.implementation.version``
+    * ``sys.implementation.name``
+
+The `<comparison>` patterns for these variables are described in more detail in the following paragraphs.
+
+sys.version_info checks
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Type checkers should support the following ``sys.version_info`` comparison patterns:
+    * ``sys.version_info <comparison> <2-tuple>``
+
+    `<comparison>` can be one of the following:
+        * Greater or equal: ``>=``
+        * Less than: ``<``
+
+Comparisons checks are only supported against the first two elements of a tuple.
+
+Example::
 
   import sys
 
@@ -155,13 +174,117 @@ checks, e.g.::
   else:
       # Python 3.11 and lower
 
+
+
+sys.platform checks
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Type checkers should support ``sys.platform`` comparisons:
+
+    Supported patterns:
+        * ``sys.platform <comparison> <string literal>``
+        * ``sys.platform in <tuple of string literals>``
+
+    `<comparison>` can be one of the following:
+        * Equality: ``==``
+        * Inequality: ``!=``
+        * Membership: ``in``
+
+Example::
+
+  import sys
+
   if sys.platform == 'win32':
       # Windows specific definitions
-  else:
-      # Posix specific definitions
 
-Don't expect a checker to understand obfuscations like
-``"".join(reversed(sys.platform)) == "xunil"``.
+  if sys.platform in ("linux", "darwin"):
+      # Platform-specific stubs for Linux and macOS
+      ...
+
+
+.. note::
+
+    Type checkers are only required to support the above patterns.
+
+    For example, the pattern ``sys.platform == "linux"`` is supported but other syntax variants such as ``platform == "linux"`` and ``"win" not in sys.platform`` are not supported.
+    The membership check ``sys.platform in ("linux", "darwin")`` only supports simple containment testing to a tuple of literal strings.
+
+sys.implementation.name checks
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Type checkers should support ``sys.implementation.name`` comparisons:
+
+Supported patterns:
+    * ``sys.implementation.name <comparison> <string literal>``
+    * ``sys.implementation.name in <tuple of string literals>``
+
+    `<comparison>` can be one of the following:
+        * Equality: ``==``
+        * Inequality: ``!=``
+        * Membership: ``in``
+
+    Common values: ``"cpython"``, ``"pypy"``, ``"micropython"``, ``"graalpy"``, ``"jython"``, ``"ironpython"``
+
+Example::
+
+  import sys
+  if sys.implementation.name == "cpython":
+      # CPython-specific stub
+  if sys.implementation.name == "micropython":
+      # MicroPython-specific stub
+
+
+sys.implementation.version checks
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Type checkers should support the following ``sys.implementation.version`` comparison patterns:
+    * ``sys.implementation.version <comparison> <2-tuple>``
+
+    `<comparison>` can be one of the following:
+        * Greater or equal: ``>=``
+        * Less than: ``<``
+
+Example::
+
+  import sys
+
+  if sys.implementation.name == "pypy" and sys.implementation.version >= (7, 3):
+      # PyPy version 7.3 and above
+
+  if sys.implementation.name == "micropython" and sys.implementation.version >= (1, 24):
+      # MicroPython version 1.24 and above
+
+.. note::
+
+    Comparisons checks are only supported against the first two elements of a tuple.
+
+    ``sys.implementation.version`` is a tuple, in the same format as sys.version_info. However it represents the version of the Python implementation rather than the version of the Python language. 
+    This has a distinct meaning from the specific version of the Python language to which the currently running interpreter conforms.
+
+
+Combining checks
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Multiple comparisons can be combined with:
+    * A ``not`` unary operator
+    * An ``and`` or ``or`` binary operator
+
+No support for complex expressions
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Type checkers are not required to evaluate complex expressions involving these variables.
+Therefore do not expect a checker to understand obfuscations such as::
+
+    import sys
+    if "".join(reversed(sys.platform)) == "xunil": 
+        # Linux specific code
+
+
+Configuration
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Type checkers should provide configuration to specify target version, platform, and implementation. The exact mechanism is implementation-defined.
+
 
 .. _`deprecated`: