What is platform.win32_edition() in Python?

Overview

The platform module in Python is used to extract system-related information. It allows us to access underlying data, including interpreter, system hardware details, and operating system information.

From the platform module, win32_edition() is used to extract the current Windows edition in string representation. It returns an OS version where the Python interpreter will be running.

Note: New in Python version 3.8.

Syntax

platform.win32_edition()

Parameters

It does not take any argument value.

Return value

It returns either a string or None. If the system has a current Windows version, it returns a string; otherwise, it returns None.

# importing platform module
import platform as platform
# it will print system release value
print("System Release: ", platform.release())
# it will print OS name 
print("OS Name: ", platform.system())
# it will print system version
print("Platform Version: ", platform.version())
# it will print current windows edition.
print("Platform Edition: ", platform.win32_edition())

Explanation

  • Line 2: We load the platform module in this program.
  • Lines 4–8: We print the current system details like system release, its name, and version number.
  • Line 10: We invoke the win32_edition() function from the platform module on the console. It will print an edition of the underlying Windows system.

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