sys.platform

sys.platform is a Python function in the Sys Module category. A string identifying the platform ("linux", "win32", "darwin"). The syntax is sys.platform. Returns: Platform identifier string. A typical example: sys.platform # "linux". A close sibling is sys.argv, which a list of command-line arguments passed to a Python script. sys.argv[0] is the script name. A close sibling is sys.exit(), which exits the interpreter by raising SystemExit. arg can be an integer (exit code) or a string. A close sibling is sys.path, which a list of module search paths. Can be modified to add import directories. A close sibling is sys.version, which a string containing the Python interpreter version. More about this category: System-specific parameters and functions — argv, path, exit. Related Sys Module entries: sys.argv, sys.exit(), sys.path, sys.version, sys.stdin, sys.stdout. This page is part of the free Python Reference documentation covering 978+ functions, methods, and modules with examples and parameter details.