Python is cross-platform and generally runs the same all operating systems, but if you're writing code that is operating-system dependent, you may need to check the OS. Here's a function for doing that.
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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]platforms dictionary of the most common operating system values returned by sys.platform.sys.platform is not found in the dictionary, the value itself is returned.platforms dictionary is returned.Webucator provides instructor-led training to students throughout the US and Canada. We have trained over 90,000 students from over 16,000 organizations on technologies such as Microsoft ASP.NET, Microsoft Office, XML, Windows, Java, Adobe, HTML5, JavaScript, Angular, and much more. Check out our complete course catalog.
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