Python: What OS am I running on?

Question

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

Answer 1

Check the available tests with module platform and print the answer out for your system:

import platform

print dir(platform)

for x in dir(platform):
    if x[0].isalnum():
        try:
            result = getattr(platform, x)()
            print "platform."+x+": "+result
        except TypeError:
            continue