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Fixed the weird syntax highlighting (as a result, the diff looks more extensive than it really is - use view "Side-by-side Markdown" to compare).
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 x86_64 aarch64
 ------ -------
os.name posix posix
sys.platform linux linux
platform.system() Linux Linux
sysconfig.get_platform() linux-x86_64 linux-aarch64
platform.machine() x86_64 aarch64
platform.architecture() ('64bit', '') ('64bit', 'ELF')

 x86_64 aarch64
 ------ -------
os.name posix posix
sys.platform linux linux
platform.system() Linux Linux
sysconfig.get_platform() linux-x86_64 linux-aarch64
platform.machine() x86_64 aarch64
platform.architecture() ('64bit', '') ('64bit', 'ELF')

Official Python installer 64 bit 32 bit
------------------------- ----- -----
os.name nt nt
sys.platform win32 win32
platform.system() Windows Windows
sysconfig.get_platform() win-amd64 win32
platform.machine() AMD64 AMD64
platform.architecture() ('64bit', 'WindowsPE') ('64bit', 'WindowsPE')
msys2 64 bit 32 bit
----- ----- -----
os.name posix posix
sys.platform msys msys
platform.system() MSYS_NT-10.0 MSYS_NT-10.0-WOW
sysconfig.get_platform() msys-2.11.2-x86_64 msys-2.11.2-i686
platform.machine() x86_64 i686
platform.architecture() ('64bit', 'WindowsPE') ('32bit', 'WindowsPE')
msys2 mingw-w64-x86_64-python3 mingw-w64-i686-python3
----- ------------------------ ----------------------
os.name nt nt
sys.platform win32 win32
platform.system() Windows Windows
sysconfig.get_platform() mingw mingw
platform.machine() AMD64 AMD64
platform.architecture() ('64bit', 'WindowsPE') ('32bit', 'WindowsPE')
Cygwin 64 bit 32 bit
------ ----- -----
os.name posix posix
sys.platform cygwin cygwin
platform.system() CYGWIN_NT-10.0 CYGWIN_NT-10.0-WOW
sysconfig.get_platform() cygwin-3.0.1-x86_64 cygwin-3.0.1-i686
platform.machine() x86_64 i686
platform.architecture() ('64bit', 'WindowsPE') ('32bit', 'WindowsPE')

Official Python installer 64 bit 32 bit
------------------------- ----- -----
os.name nt nt
sys.platform win32 win32
platform.system() Windows Windows
sysconfig.get_platform() win-amd64 win32
platform.machine() AMD64 AMD64
platform.architecture() ('64bit', 'WindowsPE') ('64bit', 'WindowsPE')
msys2 64 bit 32 bit
----- ----- -----
os.name posix posix
sys.platform msys msys
platform.system() MSYS_NT-10.0 MSYS_NT-10.0-WOW
sysconfig.get_platform() msys-2.11.2-x86_64 msys-2.11.2-i686
platform.machine() x86_64 i686
platform.architecture() ('64bit', 'WindowsPE') ('32bit', 'WindowsPE')
msys2 mingw-w64-x86_64-python3 mingw-w64-i686-python3
----- ------------------------ ----------------------
os.name nt nt
sys.platform win32 win32
platform.system() Windows Windows
sysconfig.get_platform() mingw mingw
platform.machine() AMD64 AMD64
platform.architecture() ('64bit', 'WindowsPE') ('32bit', 'WindowsPE')
Cygwin 64 bit 32 bit
------ ----- -----
os.name posix posix
sys.platform cygwin cygwin
platform.system() CYGWIN_NT-10.0 CYGWIN_NT-10.0-WOW
sysconfig.get_platform() cygwin-3.0.1-x86_64 cygwin-3.0.1-i686
platform.machine() x86_64 i686
platform.architecture() ('64bit', 'WindowsPE') ('32bit', 'WindowsPE')

 x86_64 aarch64
 ------ -------
os.name posix posix
sys.platform linux linux
platform.system() Linux Linux
sysconfig.get_platform() linux-x86_64 linux-aarch64
platform.machine() x86_64 aarch64
platform.architecture() ('64bit', '') ('64bit', 'ELF')

Official Python installer 64 bit 32 bit
------------------------- ----- -----
os.name nt nt
sys.platform win32 win32
platform.system() Windows Windows
sysconfig.get_platform() win-amd64 win32
platform.machine() AMD64 AMD64
platform.architecture() ('64bit', 'WindowsPE') ('64bit', 'WindowsPE')
msys2 64 bit 32 bit
----- ----- -----
os.name posix posix
sys.platform msys msys
platform.system() MSYS_NT-10.0 MSYS_NT-10.0-WOW
sysconfig.get_platform() msys-2.11.2-x86_64 msys-2.11.2-i686
platform.machine() x86_64 i686
platform.architecture() ('64bit', 'WindowsPE') ('32bit', 'WindowsPE')
msys2 mingw-w64-x86_64-python3 mingw-w64-i686-python3
----- ------------------------ ----------------------
os.name nt nt
sys.platform win32 win32
platform.system() Windows Windows
sysconfig.get_platform() mingw mingw
platform.machine() AMD64 AMD64
platform.architecture() ('64bit', 'WindowsPE') ('32bit', 'WindowsPE')
Cygwin 64 bit 32 bit
------ ----- -----
os.name posix posix
sys.platform cygwin cygwin
platform.system() CYGWIN_NT-10.0 CYGWIN_NT-10.0-WOW
sysconfig.get_platform() cygwin-3.0.1-x86_64 cygwin-3.0.1-i686
platform.machine() x86_64 i686
platform.architecture() ('64bit', 'WindowsPE') ('32bit', 'WindowsPE')

 x86_64 aarch64
 ------ -------
os.name posix posix
sys.platform linux linux
platform.system() Linux Linux
sysconfig.get_platform() linux-x86_64 linux-aarch64
platform.machine() x86_64 aarch64
platform.architecture() ('64bit', '') ('64bit', 'ELF')

Official Python installer 64 bit 32 bit
------------------------- ----- -----
os.name nt nt
sys.platform win32 win32
platform.system() Windows Windows
sysconfig.get_platform() win-amd64 win32
platform.machine() AMD64 AMD64
platform.architecture() ('64bit', 'WindowsPE') ('64bit', 'WindowsPE')
msys2 64 bit 32 bit
----- ----- -----
os.name posix posix
sys.platform msys msys
platform.system() MSYS_NT-10.0 MSYS_NT-10.0-WOW
sysconfig.get_platform() msys-2.11.2-x86_64 msys-2.11.2-i686
platform.machine() x86_64 i686
platform.architecture() ('64bit', 'WindowsPE') ('32bit', 'WindowsPE')
msys2 mingw-w64-x86_64-python3 mingw-w64-i686-python3
----- ------------------------ ----------------------
os.name nt nt
sys.platform win32 win32
platform.system() Windows Windows
sysconfig.get_platform() mingw mingw
platform.machine() AMD64 AMD64
platform.architecture() ('64bit', 'WindowsPE') ('32bit', 'WindowsPE')
Cygwin 64 bit 32 bit
------ ----- -----
os.name posix posix
sys.platform cygwin cygwin
platform.system() CYGWIN_NT-10.0 CYGWIN_NT-10.0-WOW
sysconfig.get_platform() cygwin-3.0.1-x86_64 cygwin-3.0.1-i686
platform.machine() x86_64 i686
platform.architecture() ('64bit', 'WindowsPE') ('32bit', 'WindowsPE')
Active reading [<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Python#Version_2> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentence_clause_structure#Run-on_sentences>]. Eliminated the sentence fragments. Added some context. Removed meta information (this belongs in comments).
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I started a bit more systematic listing of what values you can expect using the various modules (feel free to edit and add your system):

Linux (64bit64 bit) + WSLWSL

  • I tried with archlinuxArch Linux and mintLinux Mint, but I got the same results
  • on python2Python 2, sys.platform is suffixed by the kernel version, e.g., linux2, and everything else stays identical
  • the same output on Windows Subsystem for LinuxWindows Subsystem for Linux (triedI tried with ubuntu 18.04Ubuntu 18.04 (Bionic Beaver) LTS), except platform.architecture() = ('64bit', 'ELF')

WINDOWSWindows (64bit64 bit)

(with 32bit32-bit column running in the 32bit32-bit subsystem)

officialOfficial pythonPython installer 64bit64 bit 32bit 32 bit
------------------------- ----- -----
os.name nt nt
sys.platform win32 win32
platform.system() Windows Windows
sysconfig.get_platform() win-amd64 win32
platform.machine() AMD64 AMD64
platform.architecture() ('64bit', 'WindowsPE') ('64bit', 'WindowsPE')
msys2 64bit64 bit 32bit32 bit
----- ----- -----
os.name posix posix
sys.platform msys msys
platform.system() MSYS_NT-10.0 MSYS_NT-10.0-WOW
sysconfig.get_platform() msys-2.11.2-x86_64 msys-2.11.2-i686
platform.machine() x86_64 i686
platform.architecture() ('64bit', 'WindowsPE') ('32bit', 'WindowsPE')
msys2 mingw-w64-x86_64-python3 mingw-w64-i686-python3
----- ------------------------ ----------------------
os.name nt nt
sys.platform win32 win32
platform.system() Windows Windows
sysconfig.get_platform() mingw mingw
platform.machine() AMD64 AMD64
platform.architecture() ('64bit', 'WindowsPE') ('32bit', 'WindowsPE')
cygwinCygwin 64bit64 bit 32bit32 bit
------ ----- -----
os.name posix posix
sys.platform cygwin cygwin
platform.system() CYGWIN_NT-10.0 CYGWIN_NT-10.0-WOW
sysconfig.get_platform() cygwin-3.0.1-x86_64 cygwin-3.0.1-i686
platform.machine() x86_64 i686
platform.architecture() ('64bit', 'WindowsPE') ('32bit', 'WindowsPE')
  • there is also distutils.util.get_platform() which is identical to `sysconfig.get_platform
  • anacondaAnaconda on windowsWindows is the same as the official python windowsPython Windows installer
  • I don't have a Mac nor a true 32bit32-bit system and was not motivated to do it online

To compare with your system, simply run this script (and please append results here if missing :)

I started a bit more systematic listing of what values you can expect using the various modules (feel free to edit and add your system):

Linux (64bit) + WSL

  • tried with archlinux and mint, got same results
  • on python2 sys.platform is suffixed by kernel version, e.g. linux2, everything else stays identical
  • same output on Windows Subsystem for Linux (tried with ubuntu 18.04 LTS), except platform.architecture() = ('64bit', 'ELF')

WINDOWS (64bit)

(with 32bit column running in the 32bit subsystem)

official python installer 64bit 32bit
------------------------- ----- -----
os.name nt nt
sys.platform win32 win32
platform.system() Windows Windows
sysconfig.get_platform() win-amd64 win32
platform.machine() AMD64 AMD64
platform.architecture() ('64bit', 'WindowsPE') ('64bit', 'WindowsPE')
msys2 64bit 32bit
----- ----- -----
os.name posix posix
sys.platform msys msys
platform.system() MSYS_NT-10.0 MSYS_NT-10.0-WOW
sysconfig.get_platform() msys-2.11.2-x86_64 msys-2.11.2-i686
platform.machine() x86_64 i686
platform.architecture() ('64bit', 'WindowsPE') ('32bit', 'WindowsPE')
msys2 mingw-w64-x86_64-python3 mingw-w64-i686-python3
----- ------------------------ ----------------------
os.name nt nt
sys.platform win32 win32
platform.system() Windows Windows
sysconfig.get_platform() mingw mingw
platform.machine() AMD64 AMD64
platform.architecture() ('64bit', 'WindowsPE') ('32bit', 'WindowsPE')
cygwin 64bit 32bit
------ ----- -----
os.name posix posix
sys.platform cygwin cygwin
platform.system() CYGWIN_NT-10.0 CYGWIN_NT-10.0-WOW
sysconfig.get_platform() cygwin-3.0.1-x86_64 cygwin-3.0.1-i686
platform.machine() x86_64 i686
platform.architecture() ('64bit', 'WindowsPE') ('32bit', 'WindowsPE')
  • there is also distutils.util.get_platform() which is identical to `sysconfig.get_platform
  • anaconda on windows is same as official python windows installer
  • I don't have a Mac nor a true 32bit system and was not motivated to do it online

To compare with your system, simply run this script (and please append results here if missing :)

I started a bit more systematic listing of what values you can expect using the various modules:

Linux (64 bit) + WSL

Windows (64 bit)

(with 32-bit column running in the 32-bit subsystem)

Official Python installer 64 bit  32 bit
------------------------- ----- -----
os.name nt nt
sys.platform win32 win32
platform.system() Windows Windows
sysconfig.get_platform() win-amd64 win32
platform.machine() AMD64 AMD64
platform.architecture() ('64bit', 'WindowsPE') ('64bit', 'WindowsPE')
msys2 64 bit 32 bit
----- ----- -----
os.name posix posix
sys.platform msys msys
platform.system() MSYS_NT-10.0 MSYS_NT-10.0-WOW
sysconfig.get_platform() msys-2.11.2-x86_64 msys-2.11.2-i686
platform.machine() x86_64 i686
platform.architecture() ('64bit', 'WindowsPE') ('32bit', 'WindowsPE')
msys2 mingw-w64-x86_64-python3 mingw-w64-i686-python3
----- ------------------------ ----------------------
os.name nt nt
sys.platform win32 win32
platform.system() Windows Windows
sysconfig.get_platform() mingw mingw
platform.machine() AMD64 AMD64
platform.architecture() ('64bit', 'WindowsPE') ('32bit', 'WindowsPE')
Cygwin 64 bit 32 bit
------ ----- -----
os.name posix posix
sys.platform cygwin cygwin
platform.system() CYGWIN_NT-10.0 CYGWIN_NT-10.0-WOW
sysconfig.get_platform() cygwin-3.0.1-x86_64 cygwin-3.0.1-i686
platform.machine() x86_64 i686
platform.architecture() ('64bit', 'WindowsPE') ('32bit', 'WindowsPE')
  • there is also distutils.util.get_platform() which is identical to `sysconfig.get_platform
  • Anaconda on Windows is the same as the official Python Windows installer
  • I don't have a Mac nor a true 32-bit system and was not motivated to do it online

To compare with your system, simply run this script:

added output for linux-aarch64
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 x86_64 aarch64
 ------ -------
os.name posix posix
sys.platform linux linux
platform.system() Linux  Linux
sysconfig.get_platform() linux-x86_64 linux-aarch64
platform.machine() x86_64 aarch64
platform.architecture() ('64bit', '') ('64bit', 'ELF')

os.name posix
sys.platform linux
platform.system() Linux
sysconfig.get_platform() linux-x86_64
platform.machine() x86_64
platform.architecture() ('64bit', '')

 x86_64 aarch64
 ------ -------
os.name posix posix
sys.platform linux linux
platform.system() Linux  Linux
sysconfig.get_platform() linux-x86_64 linux-aarch64
platform.machine() x86_64 aarch64
platform.architecture() ('64bit', '') ('64bit', 'ELF')
added remark about WSL
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