What is os.getuid() in Python?

The os module

The os module in Python provides functions that help us interact with the underlying operating system.

What is a user ID?

Every user in the system has an identifier called the user ID or UID.

The getuid() method

The getuid() method returns the real UID of the current process in execution. This method is commonly found in UNIX-based systems.

Syntax

os.getuid()

Parameters

The method does not take any argument value.

Return value

The method returns the current process’s real user ID.

Code

Code explanation

• Line 1: We import the os module.
• Line 3: We retrieve the current process’s user ID using the os.getuid() method, and print it to the console.