How to get the processor name in Python?

Question

Using the platform module in Python on my Windows laptop, I get the following output

import platform
platform.processor()

'Intel64 Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9, GenuineIntel'

If I look at the Windows System Information, however, I am told that my processor is an Intel Core i5-3317U CPU at 1.70Ghz. How can I get Python to return processor information in this format?

serv-inc · Answer 1 · 2021-03-24T10:07:05.890

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If you are ok with using libraries (copied answer from Getting processor information in Python)

you can use cpuinfo.

Install as pip install py-cpuinfo

Use from the commandline: python -m cpuinfo

Code:
import cpuinfo
cpuinfo.get_cpu_info()['brand_raw']

edited Mar 24 '21 at 10:07

answered Apr 08 '18 at 15:16

serv-inc

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For me, the returned dict has no `brand` key, only `brand_raw` but it works equally well for me. – mxmlnkn Mar 24 '21 at 09:42
@mxmlnkn : thanks, it seems to have changed indeed – serv-inc Mar 24 '21 at 10:07

David · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-04T16:17:01.890

With some com interface through pywin32 you can:

def get_cpu_type():
    from win32com.client import GetObject
    root_winmgmts = GetObject("winmgmts:root\cimv2")
    cpus = root_winmgmts.ExecQuery("Select * from Win32_Processor")
    return cpus[0].Name

The result on my machine:

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU W3550 @ 3.07GHz

You can also get all sorts of info on the CPUs this way. See this MSDN article

How to get the processor name in Python?

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