How to find which os we are using without importing the os module?

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I came across this interesting question my friend asked me. He told that he found a way to know which os we are on without importing the os module. Can any of you help me with the same?

Does this answer your question? [Python: What OS am I running on?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1854/python-what-os-am-i-running-on) — Gino Mempin, Mar 13 '21 at 11:27

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 13 '21 at 11:25

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import platform
print(platform.system())
print(platform.release())
print(platform.version())

answered Mar 13 '21 at 11:25

liagason

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`platform` imports `os`, so maybe this is not what the OP wanted. – Christian K. Mar 13 '21 at 11:29

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 13 '21 at 20:34

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perhaps this could work:

if r"\" in __file__: print("Windows") 
else: print("Unix variant")

answered Mar 13 '21 at 20:34

Alain T.

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How to find which os we are using without importing the os module?

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