Internal Variables

Collapse
This topic is closed.
X
X
Collapse
 
  • Page of 1
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
Previous template Next
  • James Colannino
    #1

    Internal Variables

    Hey everyone. I hope I have my terminology right, because I'm not quite
    sure what to call them. I was just wondering how I can find information
    in internal variables (for example - and I'm just making this up -
    __version__ to give me the version of Python.) The only reason I ask is
    that I'm trying very hard to search for information and can't find
    anything. Perhaps the information I'm looking for isn't even contained
    in variables but rather some other sort of object. Basically, I just
    want to know how from within a script I can get information about the
    python interpreter that I'm running. Thanks in advance.

    James

    --
    My blog: http://www.crazydrclaw.com/
    My homepage: http://james.colannino.org/

    "A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free
    state, THE RIGHT of the people to keep and bear arms SHALL NOT BE
    INFRINGED." --United States Constitution, Second Ammendment

    Tags: None
    • Larry Bates
      #2
      Re: Internal Variables

      What you want are attributes of sys object.

      import sys
      print sys.version

      -Larry Bates

      James Colannino wrote:[color=blue]
      > Hey everyone. I hope I have my terminology right, because I'm not quite
      > sure what to call them. I was just wondering how I can find information
      > in internal variables (for example - and I'm just making this up -
      > __version__ to give me the version of Python.) The only reason I ask is
      > that I'm trying very hard to search for information and can't find
      > anything. Perhaps the information I'm looking for isn't even contained
      > in variables but rather some other sort of object. Basically, I just
      > want to know how from within a script I can get information about the
      > python interpreter that I'm running. Thanks in advance.
      >
      > James
      >[/color]

        Comment

        • Larry Bates
          #3
          Re: Internal Variables

          What you want are attributes of sys object.

          import sys
          print sys.version

          -Larry Bates

          James Colannino wrote:[color=blue]
          > Hey everyone. I hope I have my terminology right, because I'm not quite
          > sure what to call them. I was just wondering how I can find information
          > in internal variables (for example - and I'm just making this up -
          > __version__ to give me the version of Python.) The only reason I ask is
          > that I'm trying very hard to search for information and can't find
          > anything. Perhaps the information I'm looking for isn't even contained
          > in variables but rather some other sort of object. Basically, I just
          > want to know how from within a script I can get information about the
          > python interpreter that I'm running. Thanks in advance.
          >
          > James
          >[/color]

            Comment

            • Daniel Evers
              #4
              Re: Internal Variables

              Hi!

              The sys module provides some useful information, e.g.:

              builtin_module_ names -- tuple of module names built into this interpreter
              version -- the version of this interpreter as a string
              version_info -- version information as a tuple
              hexversion -- version information encoded as a single integer
              copyright -- copyright notice pertaining to this interpreter
              platform -- platform identifier
              executable -- pathname of this Python interpreter
              prefix -- prefix used to find the Python library
              exec_prefix -- prefix used to find the machine-specific Python library

              (from sys.__doc__)
              Maybe you can start searching there.

              Daniel

                Comment

                • Steven D'Aprano
                  #5
                  Re: Internal Variables

                  On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 10:38:14 -0800, James Colannino wrote:
                  [color=blue]
                  > Hey everyone. I hope I have my terminology right, because I'm not quite
                  > sure what to call them. I was just wondering how I can find information
                  > in internal variables (for example - and I'm just making this up -
                  > __version__ to give me the version of Python.) The only reason I ask is
                  > that I'm trying very hard to search for information and can't find
                  > anything.[/color]

                  I find that there are many sources of information, such as books,
                  libraries, and television documentaries. Perhaps if you tell us what sort
                  of information you are after, we can suggest where you should be looking,
                  rather than just assume it is hidden in "internal variables".

                  BTW, since Python is open source software, you can download and read
                  through the entire code base if you wish.



                  --
                  Steven.

                    Comment

                    • Paul Rubin
                      #6
                      Re: Internal Variables

                      James Colannino <james@colannin o.org> writes:[color=blue]
                      > Basically, I just want to know how from within a script I can get
                      > information about the python interpreter that I'm running. Thanks in
                      > advance.[/color]

                      import sys
                      print sys.version

                        Comment

                        Previous template Next
                        Working...