Get Windows Version in Python

Question

when i type into the Console(CMD) "winver" i will get my windows version (The four numbers left of the build number, example: 1803,1903,1909,2004,20H2) But how can i get my windows version in python? i already tried:

import os
os.system("winver")
input()

But then it will open a new window like in the cmd, but i just want to print the winver without the rest, therefore i did this:

import os
os.system("Reg Query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" /v ReleaseId")
input()

But here is the problem that a string is in a string. "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion"

How can i fix that? Please help!

just a stranger · Accepted Answer · 2021-12-22T18:52:52.970

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you can use platform module

import platform

print(platform.platform())
print(platform.system())
print(platform.release())
print(platform.version())
print(platform.version().split('.')[2]) 
print(platform.machine())

output:

Windows-10-10.0.19041-SP0
Windows
10
10.0.19041
19041
AMD64

edited Dec 22 '21 at 18:52

answered Mar 09 '21 at 21:21

just a stranger

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Hello! thanks but that not what i am searching for, it dont shows me the version i want. i already have a solution, but thanks anyway! – Temal Mar 09 '21 at 21:26
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But what number will "platform.release()" give when I run in Windows 8.1? "81" or "8.1"? (Note: Windows 7 gives "7" instead of "6.1") – Yılmaz Alpaslan May 24 '21 at 14:35
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This page shows a list of Windows versions: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/sysinfo/operating-system-version – twasbrillig Aug 18 '21 at 22:20
in cygwin it print other things :/ – Badr Elmers Jan 12 '22 at 12:46

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 09 '21 at 21:21

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To put a string inside a string without getting sinttax error you should use single quotes. The code would look like this:

import os
os.system("Reg Query 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion' /v ReleaseId")
input()

answered Mar 09 '21 at 21:21

Tomás Gomez Pizarro

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Oh yess!! That was what i am searching for thank you so much! – Temal Mar 09 '21 at 21:24

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 09 '21 at 21:52

You can make use of the sys library, it has a command just for this. Python Docs on sys

import sys
version = sys.getwindowsversion()
print(version)
print(version[2]) # You can directly reference the build element by index number
print(version.build) # Or by name

Output:

sys.getwindowsversion(major=10, minor=0, build=19042, platform=2, service_pack='')
19042
19042

Robert · Answer 4 · 2021-03-10T08:53:34.753

The only registry entry I was able to find that contains the 20H2 value on my system was

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\DisplayVersion

Displayversion is also a REG_SZ value.

Unfortunately I don't know since which Windows 10 version this entry exists. I found some info that on older Windows 10 installations this key was an optional 32bit DWORD value that could be used to show build info, edition, WinDir path on the desktop.

But this is definitely the location where winver gets the version info from. If you modify the string winver also shows the modified value.

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