How to Check the Operating System with Python

Python Function for Checking the Operating System

import sys

def get_platform():
    platforms = {
        'linux1' : 'Linux',
        'linux2' : 'Linux',
        'darwin' : 'OS X',
        'win32' : 'Windows'
    }
    if sys.platform not in platforms:
        return sys.platform
    
    return platforms[sys.platform]

How it works

1. The function first creates a platforms dictionary of the most common operating system values returned by sys.platform.
2. If the value returned by sys.platform is not found in the dictionary, the value itself is returned.
3. Otherwise, a friendly name for the operating system retrieved from the platforms dictionary is returned.