How do I check the operating system in Python?

Question

I want to check the operating system (on the computer where the script runs).

I know I can use os.system(\'uname -o\') in Linux, but it gives me a messa

Answer 1

If you want to know on which platform you are on out of "Linux", "Windows", or "Darwin" (Mac), without more precision, you should use:

>>> import platform
>>> platform.system()
'Linux'  # or 'Windows'/'Darwin'

The platform.system function uses uname internally.