Python 3.10+Linuxplatformfunction

platform.freedesktop_os_release()

specific operating systems

A dict read from the os-release file: NAME, ID, VERSION_ID and more. This identifies the Linux distribution; OSError if missing.

Syntax

info = platform.freedesktop_os_release()

It does not return an empty dict on Windows and macOS but raises OSError, so wrap the call in try/except. For decisions in code use ID and ID_LIKE ('ubuntu', 'debian') rather than NAME and PRETTY_NAME, which are for people and change between releases. Android has no os-release file.

Examples

import platform
try:
    info = platform.freedesktop_os_release()
    print(info['ID'])  # → ? например ubuntu
except OSError:
    print('нет os-release')  # → ? на Windows и macOS

See also

Common errors

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