Python – Get Common Operating System Values

I was converting one of my AD solutions from PowerShell to Python (hobby that I have developed recently to pass time on holidays )

That solution required getting current DC & current directory which I have found is available in os library.

So, I thought lets blog about all the common things that you can do with this library, as these are common values required in day-to-day scripting.

How to fetch the domain name, domain controller, hostname, current directory, current login etc.?

Get HostName:

Import os

os.environ[‘COMPUTERNAME’]

Get Logon Domain Controller:

Import os

os.environ[‘LOGONSERVER’]

Get Domain:

Import os

os.environ[‘USERDNSDOMAIN’]

Get Current User:

Import os

os.environ[‘USERNAME’]

os.getlogin()

You will be able to get pretty much everything you can get with set command on cmd.

Python:

Get Current Working Directory:

Import os

os.getcwd()

Change Directory:

Import os

os.chdir(‘c:\\temp’)

Make Directory:

Import os

os.mkdir(‘testing’)

List Directories:

Import os

os.listdir()

To find all the commands in OS module just type dir(os):

os library is very handy for a system administrator working with python.

I hope examples I have quoted here are helpful for the community.

Thanks for reading …

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