from sys import platform
if platform == "linux" or platform == "linux2":
# linux
elif platform == "darwin":
# OS X
elif platform == "win32":
# Windows...from sys import platform
if platform == "linux" or platform == "linux2":
# linux
elif platform == "darwin":
# OS X
elif platform == "win32":
# Windows...
>>> import platform
>>> platform.system()
'Windows'
>>> platform.release()
'XP'
>>> platform.version()
'5.1.2600'