Check linux distribution from python

Question

I am trying to create a python script that runs on Linux, but in my script I want to check on which linux distribution it's running.

I found this code:

import platform
print(platform.linux_distribution())

but this returns: ('Ubuntu', '18.04', 'bionic') And all I need to check is if it's Ubuntu / centOS... (doesn't matter which version) How can I grep the first value and do a 'if' on it?

Does this answer your question? How to get the system info with Python? — Ulrich Eckhardt
– Ulrich Eckhardt, Commented Nov 29, 2020 at 9:58

Vaebhav · Accepted Answer · 2020-11-29 09:00:32Z

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The return value is a tuple , you can use the index to fetch the desired value

from platform import linux_distribution

dist_tup = linux_distribution()

if dist_tup[0] == "Ubuntu":
   ##### Do Something
else:
   ##### Do something else

answered Nov 29, 2020 at 9:00

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