Platform Library

The platform library provides access to underlying platform’s identifying data.

Import

import platform

Available Functions

Functions

architecture()

Returns a tuple (bits, linkage) containing information about the bit architecture and the linkage format.

print(platform.architecture())
# Output: ('64bit', '')

machine()

Returns the machine type, e.g. ‘i386’. An empty string is returned if the value cannot be determined.

print(platform.machine())
# Output: 'arm64'

node()

Returns the computer’s network name (may not be fully qualified!). An empty string is returned if the value cannot be determined.

print(platform.node())
# Output: 'my-computer.local'

platform(aliased=0, terse=0)

Returns a single string identifying the underlying platform with as much useful information as possible.

print(platform.platform())
# Output: 'Darwin-21.6.0-arm64-arm-64bit'

processor()

Returns the (real) processor name, e.g. ‘amdk6’.

print(platform.processor())
# Output: 'arm'

python_version()

Returns the Python version as string ‘major.minor.patchlevel’. Note: In Scriptling, this returns the Scriptling version for compatibility.

print(platform.python_version())
# Output: '1.0.0'

release()

Returns the system’s release, e.g. ‘2.2.0’ or ‘NT’.

print(platform.release())
# Output: '21.6.0'

scriptling_version()

Returns the Scriptling version as string.

print(platform.scriptling_version())
# Output: '1.0.0'

system()

Returns the system/OS name, e.g. ‘Linux’, ‘Windows’, or ‘Java’. An empty string is returned if the value cannot be determined.

print(platform.system())
# Output: 'Darwin'

uname()

Returns a dictionary containing system information. Note: Unlike Python which returns a namedtuple, Scriptling returns a dictionary with keys: system, node, release, version, machine, processor.

info = platform.uname()
print(info["system"])
# Output: 'Darwin'

version()

Returns the system’s release version, e.g. ‘#3 on degas’.

print(platform.version())
# Output: 'Darwin Kernel Version 21.6.0...'