*:mod:`pdb`

*:mod:`pickle`

*:ref:`pickletools<pickletools-cli>`

*:mod:`platform`

*:ref:`platform<platform-cli>`

*:mod:`poplib`

*:ref:`profile<profile-cli>`

*:mod:`pstats`

section.

CrossPlatform

Crossplatform

:attr:`processor` is resolved late instead of immediately.

JavaPlatform

Javaplatform

and was only useful for Jython support.

WindowsPlatform

Windowsplatform

..versionadded::3.8

macOSPlatform

macOSplatform

..function::mac_ver(release='', versioninfo=('','',''), machine='')

Entries which cannot be determined are set to ``''``. All tuple entries are

strings.

iOSPlatform

iOSplatform

..function::ios_ver(system='', release='', model='', is_simulator=False)

parameters.

UnixPlatforms

Unixplatforms

..function::libc_ver(executable=sys.executable, lib='', version='', chunksize=16384)

The file is read and scanned in chunks of *chunksize* bytes.

LinuxPlatforms

Linuxplatforms

..function::freedesktop_os_release()

..versionadded::3.10

AndroidPlatform

Androidplatform

..function::android_ver(release="", api_level=0, manufacturer="", \

<https://storage.googleapis.com/play_public/supported_devices.html>`__.

..versionadded::3.13

.. _platform-cli:

Command-line usage

:mod:`platform` can also be invoked directly using the:option:`-m`

switch of the interpreter::

The following options are accepted:

..program::platform

..option::--terse

Print terse information about the platform. This is equivalent to

calling:func:`platform.platform` with the *terse* argument set to ``True``.

..option::--nonaliased

Print platform information without system/OS name aliasing. This is

equivalent to calling:func:`platform.platform` with the *aliased* argument

set to ``True``.

You can also pass one or more positional arguments (``terse``, ``nonaliased``)

to explicitly control the output format. These behave similarly to their

corresponding options.