*2009.09.17 18:44:32 python operating_system which os platform

how to find the name of the current operating system best way seems to be to use:

sys.platform
if sys.platform == "darwin":
  ...
http://docs.python.org/library/
The Python Standard Library — Python v2.6.2 documentation
http://docs.python.org/library/os.html
16.1. os — Miscellaneous operating system interfaces — Python v2.6.2 documentation
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