Re: how to determine Mac OS X version

On May 28, 2004, at 2:32 AM, brad.allen@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> I tried platform.mac_ver(), but this seems to be broken. Google turns 
> up various bug reports on this function.
>
> I can use the shell command system_profiler on 10.3 but it's too slow 
> on 10.2. We still have lots of machines running 10.2, and it will be 
> several months before they can all be upgraded.

Does /usr/bin/sw_vers exist on 10.2?  If so, that would be your best 
bet..  That's what I use in my PackageManager repository scripts.

> sysctl doesn't have a variable for this, only for the Darwin version.

"only for the Darwin version"?  What does that mean?

> Does anybody know a way to do this using Python or calling an outside 
> shell command? I'd like something that will work for both 10.2 and 
> 10.3 without having to install additional Python modules.

see sw_vers above.

-bob


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