> That being said, the Python docs themselves [0] call the left-most number the "major" one, so GP is not technically correct, while I'd say they're right for practical, but easier to misunderstand, purposes.

That's ultimately the point I was trying to make; my inner pedant can't help but feel the need to push back on people using versioning terminology inconsistently, but in practice I don't think it really made much of a difference in this case.