pombredanne / distro-1

Python module to get linux distro information

distro

A python module to get information about the current Linux distribution.

Installation

$ pip install distro

Usage

import distro
d = distro.identify()
d.name            # debian
d.name_pretty     # Debian GNU/Linux
d.codename        # wheezy
d.codename_pretty # Wheezy
d.version_number  # 7
d.parent          # None

d.command['service']['start']
# service {} start

d.command['package']['install']
# apt-get install {}

Output for various distros

Distro	name	name_pretty	codename	codename_pretty	parent
Debian	debian	Debian GNU/Linux	wheezy	Wheezy	None
Raspbian	raspbian	Raspbian GNU/Linux	wheezy	wheezy	<LinuxDistro debian 7>
Ubuntu	ubuntu	Ubuntu	trusty	Trusty Tahr	<LinuxDistro debian >
Arch Linux	arch	Arch Linux			None

Supported distros

• Debian 6 - 9
• Raspbian 6 - 9
• Ubuntu 10.04 - 16.04
• Arch Linux