[python-win32] Is there a _simple_ way to find out what version of Windows you are running?

[Laura Creighton]

In a message of Thu, 08 Oct 2015 16:03:23 +0200, Patrick Asselman writes:
>On 2015-10-08 15:59, Laura Creighton wrote:
>> In a message of Thu, 08 Oct 2015 15:52:11 +0200, Patrick Asselman 
>> writes:
>>>> Microsoft tells you to do this:
>>>> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/which-operating-system
>>> 
>>> Clicking on a link is too much to ask? Or is the URL too long?
>>> In that case I would suggest to use http://whatsmyos.com/
>> 
>> clicking on the link wasn't the problem.  The problem was with
>> the content -- Microsoft tells you how to find out what OS version
>> you have with a different procedure based on what OS version you
>> have.  Which, of course, if you already knew the answer to, you
>> wouldn't need to ask ..
>
>That is peculiar... on my screen, when I click on that link, I read
>
>"This PC is running: Windows 7"
>
>That's why I was wondering what is so difficult about it...
>
>
>Best regards,
>Patrick

I know there are some windows users whom I have sent there, and who have
sent me screenshots where they were being told:
"This device isn't running a Windows operating system", which
was incorrect.  It may be due to private browsing, or their
language choices, or, actually I don't know what all can cause this.

Laura