On Monday December 5 2016 16:25, in comp.lang.python, "DFS" <nos...@dfs.com>
wrote:
> On 12/05/2016 03:58 PM, Wildman wrote:
>> I there a way to detect what the Linux runlevel is from
>> within a Python program? I would like to be able to do
>> it without the use of an external program such as 'who'
>> or 'runlevel'.
>
>
> Why not?
>
> '>>> import os
> '>>> os.system("systemctl get-default")
> graphical.target
Because
$ cat rlevel.py
import os
os.system("systemctl get-default")
16:36 $ python rlevel.py
sh: systemctl: command not found
16:36 $
> systemd 'graphical.target' corresponds to the old runlevel 5.
Yes? So?
The OP asked for the runlevel, not the systemd target.
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