os.name

The os module has both callable functions and normal values. In the case of os.name, it is just a value. When you access os.name, you will get information about what platform you are running on. You will receive one of the following values: ‘posix’, ‘nt’, ‘os2’, ‘ce’, ‘java’, ‘riscos’.

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