all Python 3platformfunction

platform.release()

system and machine

The OS release as a string: the kernel version on Linux ('6.8.0-45-generic'), '10' or '11' on Windows; empty if unknown.

Syntax

platform.release()

On Linux this is the kernel version, not the distribution: Ubuntu 24.04 is not visible here; use freedesktop_os_release() for that. On macOS it returns the Darwin version ('23.4.0') rather than the familiar '14.4', which mac_ver() gives. Do not compare version strings as strings: '10' < '9'.

Examples

import platform
print(platform.release())  # → ? например 6.8.0-45-generic, 11 или 23.4.0
print(platform.release() == platform.uname().release)  # → True

platform.release()

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Examples

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