platform.machine()
platform.machine() is a Python function in the Platform Module category. Returns the machine type (x86_64, arm64, etc.). The syntax is platform.machine(). Returns: Machine type string. A typical example: platform.machine() # "x86_64" or "arm64". A close sibling is platform.system(), which returns the OS/system name (Linux, Windows, Darwin, Java). A close sibling is platform.release(), which returns the system release version. A close sibling is platform.version(), which returns the system version string. A close sibling is platform.processor(), which returns the processor type (may return empty string). More about this category: System platform info — system, release, python_version, uname. Related Platform Module entries: platform.system(), platform.release(), platform.version(), platform.processor(), platform.python_version(), platform.python_version_tuple(). This page is part of the free Python Reference documentation covering 978+ functions, methods, and modules with examples and parameter details. You can try platform.machine() immediately in the Python playground, look up unfamiliar terms in the glossary, or return to the Python Reference homepage.