Python 3.8+Windowsplatformfunction

platform.win32_is_iot()

specific operating systems

True if the Windows edition is an IoT one (Windows for embedded devices); False on other OSes.

Syntax

platform.win32_is_iot()

It checks win32_edition() against a list of known IoT editions, so a new edition missing from the list yields False. It is safe to call on Linux and macOS, where the answer is always False. It is rarely needed in practice: IoT Core lacks much of the standard library.

Examples

import platform, sys
print(type(platform.win32_is_iot()).__name__)  # → bool
if sys.platform != 'win32':
    print(platform.win32_is_iot())  # → False

See also

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