detecting the operating system

[James Kew]

"Josiah Carlson" <jcarlson at nospam.uci.edu> wrote in message
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> > os.path.expanduser("~") ?
>
> Doesn't work for all platforms.  Occasionally in windows that will
> expand to %USERPROFILE%, which you then have to resolve with os.getenv.

I'm also told (in email) it doesn't work under Win98.

Which is a shame, 'cause it's quite handy...

James