"codecraig" wrote: > How can I get the OS Name, such as "Windows XP Pro"
>i guess i wanted the result in a nice string like Windows XP instead of > 5.1 > > i guess i'll have to convert it myself, thanks your requirements keep changing. to get the OS name in a platform- independent way, use the platform module: > python >>> import platform >>> print platform.system(), platform.release() Windows XP $ python >>> import platform >>> print platform.system(), platform.release() Linux 2.4.18-3 etc. (tip: reading the "library reference" table of contents a couple of times is a great way to learn about the contents of the standard library. http://docs.python.org/lib/lib.html ) </F> -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
