What is OSDetect?

OSDetect is a small python module which is able to get some information about your system and your Python installation, like the Operating System or the CPU architecture.

Supported operating systems

The following iperating systems are supported:

• GNU/Linux
• mac OS
• FreeBSD
• Windows
• Windows/Cygwin

Please keep in mind that the available information may differ on the different platforms.

Installation instructions

You can install OSDetect from PyPI using pip:

pip install OSDetect

Alternatively clone the Git repository and install directly from the source code:

git clone "https://github.com/malte70/OSDetect"
cd OSDetect
pip install .

Command Line Usage

OSDetect includes a function which is executed if the module is directly executed. So give it a try and run:

python -m OSDetect

Example uses of the module

# Get a dict containing all gathered information
from OSDetect import info as os_info
print(os_info.getInfo())

# Get a specific value
print("Distribution:   "+os_info.getDistribution())
# or using the dict key (a dot means a dict containing a dict)
print("Python.Version: "+os_info.get("Python.Version"))

The output of course depends on your system, but it should look similar to this:

{'Distribution': 'Mac OS X 15.4',
 'Machine': 'arm64',
 'OS': 'Darwin',
 'OSVersion': '24.4.0',
 'Python': {'Implementation': 'CPython', 'Version': '3.13.2'}}

Distribution:   Mac OS X 15.4
Python.Version: 3.13.2