Get OS name

[Fredrik Lundh]

"codecraig" wrote:

> How can I get the OS Name, such as "Windows XP Pro"

>i guess i wanted the result in a nice string like Windows XP instead of
> 5.1
>
> i guess i'll have to convert it myself, thanks

your requirements keep changing.  to get the OS name in a platform-
independent way, use the platform module:

> python
>>> import platform
>>> print platform.system(), platform.release()
Windows XP

$ python
>>> import platform
>>> print platform.system(), platform.release()
Linux 2.4.18-3

etc.

(tip: reading the "library reference" table of contents a couple of times is a great way
to learn about the contents of the standard library. http://docs.python.org/lib/lib.html )

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