Method Name:
uname
Method Signature:
os.uname()
Return Value:
Returns a tuple-like instance of type posix.uname_result which contains named attributes and their values.
Method Overview:
- The method os.uname() returns information on the operating system kernel.
- The information on the operating system kernel include
- Name of the operating system
- Node Name – Implementation defined name of the machine on the network
- Release – Release number of the Operating System
- Version – Version number of the Operating System
- Machine – Hardware Identifier of the machine e.g., x86_64
Example:
import os
print("System Information:") print(os.uname()) |
Output:
System Information: posix.uname_result(sysname='Darwin', nodename='Python-iMac.local', release='14.0.0', version='Darwin Kernel Version 14.0.0: Fri Sep 19 00:26:44 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2782.1.97~2/RELEASE_X86_64', machine='x86_64') |