On 5 Okt., 09:58, Tim Golden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nicholas Bastin wrote: > > On 10/4/07, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Is there a way to find the number of processors on a machine (on linux/ > >> windows/macos/cygwin) using python code (using the same code/cross > >> platform code)? > > > There's no single call that will give you the same info on every > > platform, but you can obviously write this yourself and switch based > > on os.uname()[0] in most cases. > > Second that point about not getting one cross-platform > answer. Under Windows, WMI is often the way to go for > these things: > > http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394373.aspx > > but, as Nicholas noted: > > """ > Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000: > This property is not available. > """ > > since it's presumably not available in anything earlier either, > that leaves you with Vista or the early-adopter editions of the > next Windows Server product. > > TJG
Remarkable. I've a two years old Windows XP dual core notebook and when I'm asking Python I get the correct answer: >>> import os >>> os.environ['NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS'] 2 However this feature might not be guaranteed by Microsoft for arbitrary computers using their OS? Kay -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
