How to identify which OS Python is running on

Question

What do I need to look at to see whether I'm on Windows or Unix, etc.?

Answer 1

>>> 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