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posix-or-nt

Determine whether the current Python interpreter is running on a POSIX-like or Windows NT platform---even when os.name is java (Jython).

Features

  • Single import: from posix_or_nt import posix_or_nt
  • Returns 'posix' or 'nt' across CPython, PyPy, and Jython.
  • Supports Python 2+
  • Zero dependencies

Installation

pip install posix-or-nt

Quickstart

>>> from posix_or_nt import posix_or_nt
>>> posix_or_nt()
'posix'   # or 'nt'

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request for any improvements.

License

MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.

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