[Python-Dev] socket.try_reuse_address()

Trent Nelson tnelson at onresolve.com
Wed Apr 30 20:07:37 CEST 2008


> This one will not work.
>
> >>> 'windows' in System.getProperty('os.name').lower()
> Traceback (innermost last):
>   File "<console>", line 1, in ?
> TypeError: string member test needs char left operand
> >>>

Interesting, which version of Jython were you using?

> You may have to do something like
> System.getProperty('os.name').lower().find('windows').

That didn't work for me.  I assume the following works for you:

        System.getProperty('os.name').lower().startswith('windows')



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