I would like to add a check in a python 2.7.x script in the form of
if __check_freebsd__():
# run actions which would only work on FreeBSD (e.g. create a jail)
elif __check_debian__():
# run an alternative that runs on Debian-based systems
else:
raise Error("unsupported OS")
How would the __check_freebsd__ function look like?
I have the following code for __check_debian__ already:
try:
lsb_release_id_short = sp.check_output([lsb_release, "-d", "-s"]).strip().decode("utf-8")
ret_value = "Debian" in lsb_release_id_short
return ret_value
except Exception:
return False
So you don't have to bother with it (suggestions for improvements are welcome, of course).
As stated in documentation,
platform.system()
returns the platform OS name, so you can use this. In this thread you can see also different approaches to check the underlying OS.