How to find out operating system

[David LeBlanc]

You might try os.environ:

os.environ['WINOS'] -> WIN2000

I don't know if WINOS is defined on '98 or ME, but it should be good for NT,
2K and XP

os.environ.has_key('WINOS') will tell you that. However, MS os's are so
stupid that there must be some env variable to tell themselves what they
are.

David LeBlanc
Seattle, WA USA

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> Hi,
> What is the best way of  finding out the kind operating system?
> I can use os.name but if the system is Windows I would like also
> know if the system is Windows98 or Windows ME or W2K or
> Windows XP.
> Thanks for help.
> Ladislav
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