["python","operating-system","cross-platform","platform-agnostic"]
How to identify which OS Python is running on

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