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[Python-Dev] Recommended way to tell platform

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Tim Peters wrote:
> I dislike using os.name == 'nt', mostly because if we asked all
> Windows Python users which OS they use, only a tiny percentage would
> answer "NT".

A similar point holds for Linux, btw. os.name is "posix"; I doubt
many Linux (or, Solaris) users would say that the name of their OS
is "posix". It has the advantage over "nt" that "posix" is not dying.

Regards,
Martin

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