Module for generic platform information: platform.py

[Thomas Heller]

[I wrote about winmsd]
> Sounds interesting, but if it's not installed per default I guess
> it won't help much.

This should be investigated further....

> 
> Perhaps there are still other ways to find out the build and
> service pack information...
Not that I know of (and nothing documented in the MSDN,
except for GUI-programs or registry entries)

> 
> BTW, what does 'ver /r' output on WinNT ? On Win95 it does provide
> some more information than the plain 'ver'.
> 
C:\>ver

Windows NT Version 4.0

C:\>ver /r
The syntax of the command is incorrect.