sys.platform on UNIX

[Chris Liechti]

User & <ingo at hilbert.ingoblank.com> wrote in 
news:85bs9jfm4n.fsf at hilbert.ingoblank.com:
> I need a boolean function isUnix(), which returns true,
> if executed on a UNIX OS.
> 
> I think it's best, to check the 'sys.platform' string.

not in every case....
 
> However, there are lots of possibilities:
> 'linux*','freebsd*','sunos*','solaris*','irix*','osx*','hpux' ... etc.

i think thats quite good so, as all that unix like systems are different.
however if you're interested in POSIX compatibility os.name is better:

>>> import os
>>> os.name
'nt'

it will be 'posix' on any os that calls itself a unix clone...

chris

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Chris <cliechti at gmx.net>