OS env for Windows

[python newbie]

Cool thanks a lot. Always wanted to use win32api module too.
"Tony Meyer" <t-meyer at ihug.co.nz> wrote in message 
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>> Is there any other way
>> of distinguishing between XP and 2000 I wonder?
>
> WinXP SP2:
>
>>>> import win32api
>>>> major, minor, spack, platform, ver_str = win32api.GetVersionEx()
>>>> print major, minor, spack, platform, ver_str
> 5 1 2600 2 Service Pack 2
>
> WinNT SP4:
>
>>>> import win32api
>>>> major, minor, spack, platform, ver_str = win32api.GetVersionEx()
>>>> print major, minor, spack, platform, ver_str
> 5 0 2195 2 Service Pack 4
>
> =Tony.Meyer
>