Python: What OS am I running on?
>>> import os
>>> os.name
'posix'
>>> import platform
>>> platform.system()
'Linux'
>>> platform.release()
'2.6.22-15-generic'
The output of platform.system()
is as follows:
- Linux:
Linux
- Mac:
Darwin
- Windows:
Windows
See: platform
— Access to underlying platform’s identifying data
Dang -- lbrandy beat me to the punch, but that doesn't mean I can't provide you with the system results for Vista!
>>> import os
>>> os.name
'nt'
>>> import platform
>>> platform.system()
'Windows'
>>> platform.release()
'Vista'
...and I can’t believe no one’s posted one for Windows 10 yet:
>>> import os
>>> os.name
'nt'
>>> import platform
>>> platform.system()
'Windows'
>>> platform.release()
'10'
For the record here's the results on Mac:
>>> import os
>>> os.name
'posix'
>>> import platform
>>> platform.system()
'Darwin'
>>> platform.release()
'8.11.1'