diff --git a/packages/help-extension/src/index.tsx b/packages/help-extension/src/index.tsx
index 3e09a9a8fc..7723cc1deb 100644
--- a/packages/help-extension/src/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/help-extension/src/index.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import { jupyterIcon } from '@jupyter-notebook/ui-components';
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 
+from platform import python_version /* to print Python version it is running on */
+
 /**
  * A list of resources to show in the help menu.
  */
@@ -114,10 +116,12 @@ const about: JupyterFrontEndPlugin<void> = {
           </span>
         );
         const version = trans.__('Version: %1', app.version);
+        const py_version = trans.__('Python version: %1', app.python_version());
         const copyright = trans.__('© 2021-2023 Jupyter Notebook Contributors');
         const body = (
           <>
             <span className="jp-AboutNotebook-version">{version}</span>
+            <span className="jp-AboutNotebook-python-version">{py_version}</span>
             <div>{externalLinks}</div>
             <span className="jp-AboutNotebook-about-copyright">
               {copyright}
diff --git a/ui-tests/test/utils.ts b/ui-tests/test/utils.ts
index 46b258e42d..5c53bf8578 100644
--- a/ui-tests/test/utils.ts
+++ b/ui-tests/test/utils.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export async function runAndAdvance(
 ): Promise<void> {
   await page.keyboard.press('Shift+Enter');
 }
-
+/** akshitha added a commnet here*/
 /**
  * Wait for the kernel to be ready
  */