[Pythonmac-SIG] how to determine Mac OS X version

[brad.allen at omsdal.com]

/usr/bin/sw_vers does indeed work on both Jaguar and Panther. This is very 
helpful. Thanks again!

pythonmac-sig-bounces at python.org wrote on 05/28/2004 09:21:19 AM:

> 
> I didn't know about that command. Thanks very much! It works great 
> under Panther. When I get to work, I'll test on a Jaguar system. 
> 
> Dan Wolfe <dkwolfe at pacbell.net> wrote on 05/28/2004 01:48:34 AM:
> 
> > try the /usr/bin/sw_vers tool
> > 
> > lobo% sw_vers
> > ProductName:    Mac OS X
> > ProductVersion: 10.3.4
> > BuildVersion:   7H63
> > 
> > - Dan
> > 
> > On May 27, 2004, at 11:32 PM, brad.allen at omsdal.com wrote:
> > 
> > >
> > > I tried platform.mac_ver(), but this seems to be broken. Google 
turns 
> > > up various bug reports on this function.
> > >
> > > I can use the shell command system_profiler on 10.3 but it's too 
slow 
> > > on 10.2. We still have lots of machines running 10.2, and it will be 

> > > several months before they can all be upgraded.
> > >
> > > sysctl doesn't have a variable for this, only for the Darwin 
version.
> > >
> > > Does anybody know a way to do this using Python or calling an 
outside 
> > > shell command? I'd like something that will work for both 10.2 and 
> > > 10.3 without having to install additional Python modules.
> > >
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