[python-win32] Is there a _simple_ way to find out what version of Windows you are running?

[Patrick Asselman]

On 2015-10-08 15:59, Laura Creighton wrote:
> In a message of Thu, 08 Oct 2015 15:52:11 +0200, Patrick Asselman 
> writes:
>>> Microsoft tells you to do this:
>>> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/which-operating-system
>> 
>> Clicking on a link is too much to ask? Or is the URL too long?
>> In that case I would suggest to use http://whatsmyos.com/
> 
> clicking on the link wasn't the problem.  The problem was with
> the content -- Microsoft tells you how to find out what OS version
> you have with a different procedure based on what OS version you
> have.  Which, of course, if you already knew the answer to, you
> wouldn't need to ask ..

That is peculiar... on my screen, when I click on that link, I read

"This PC is running: Windows 7"

That's why I was wondering what is so difficult about it...


Best regards,
Patrick