OS_flavor_name_version

We need a Python function in EasyBuild to figure out OS flavor/name/version.

This wiki page collects outputs of the Python script below, to see whether this is sufficient/acceptable as a way of figuring out OS details.

Script

Just start a python interpreter, and copy-paste the code below:

import platform
import sys

def linux_distribution():
  try:
    return platform.linux_distribution()
  except:
    return "N/A"

print """Python version: %s
dist: %s
linux_distrubution: %s
system: %s
machine: %s
platform: %s
uname: %s
version: %s
mac_ver: %s
""" % (
sys.version.split('\n'),
str(platform.dist()),
linux_distribution(),
platform.system(),
platform.machine(),
platform.platform(),
platform.uname(),
platform.version(),
platform.mac_ver(),
)

Outputs

Fedora 16

Python version: ['2.7.3 (default, Jul 24 2012, 11:41:40) ', '[GCC 4.6.3 20120306 (Red Hat 4.6.3-2)]']
dist: ('fedora', '16', 'Verne')
linux_distrubution: ('Fedora', '16', 'Verne')
system: Linux
machine: x86_64
platform: Linux-3.6.7-4.fc16.x86_64-x86_64-with-fedora-16-Verne
uname: ('Linux', 'ca60c171', '3.6.7-4.fc16.x86_64', '#1 SMP Tue Nov 20 20:33:31 UTC 2012', 'x86_64', 'x86_64')
version: #1 SMP Tue Nov 20 20:33:31 UTC 2012
mac_ver: ('', ('', '', ''), '')

Scientific Linux 5

Python version: ['2.4.3 (#1, Feb 21 2012, 15:02:33) ', '[GCC 4.1.2 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-51)]']
dist: ('redhat', '5.8', 'Boron')
linux_distrubution: N/A
system: Linux
machine: x86_64
platform: Linux-2.6.18-308.4.1.el5.perfctr.2.6.42.ug.1.ug-x86_64-with-redhat-5.8-Boron
uname: ('Linux', 'gengar1.gengar.os', '2.6.18-308.4.1.el5.perfctr.2.6.42.ug.1.ug', '#1 SMP Thu May 10 15:40:46 CEST 2012', 'x86_64', 'x86_64')
version: #1 SMP Thu May 10 15:40:46 CEST 2012
mac_ver: ('', ('', '', ''), '')