[Python-talk] recognizing XP systems

[hewitt_tech]

I should have been more specific in my response. The os.uname method was 
unavailable so I used os.name which returned 'nt' on my XP Pro system. I'm 
assuming that the os module varies depending on the base platform since 
uname is a common UNIX function available in the C runtime library.

-Alex

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill McGonigle" <bill at bfccomputing.com>
To: "Bill Sconce" <sconce at in-spec-inc.com>
Cc: "Python - Live Free or Die" <python-talk at dlslug.org>
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 11:21 AM
Subject: Re: [Python-talk] recognizing XP systems


> On Apr 14, 2006, at 16:55, Bill Sconce wrote:
>
>> Hm.  Tougher than it looks.
>>
>> The Library Reference and MartelliBible (the Nutshell) both say you'll
>> get 'nt'.  The Nutshell says specifically, "'nt' (all kinds of 32-bit
>> Windows platforms)" (p 172).
>
> interestingly on Win2K3 I don't get a result for os.uname().  Other os. 
> methods work OK.
>
> os.name gives 'nt'
> sys.platform gives 'win32'
> platform.platform() gives 'Microsoft-Windows-32bit-WindowsPE'
>
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