What are the possible (exact) values for os.name [portability question]

Steven D. Majewski (sdm7g@elvis.med.virginia.edu)
Tue, 5 Apr 1994 15:19:26 -0400

What are the possible (exact) values for os.name

'posix'

On dos, is it 'DOS' or 'dos' or 'Dos' ?

On Macintosh, is it : 'Mac', 'mac', 'macintosh' , or some other ?

- Steve Majewski (804-982-0831) <sdm7g@Virginia.EDU>
- UVA Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics