Detect if running on Raspberry PI
import io | |
def is_raspberry_pi(raise_on_errors=False): | |
"""Checks if Raspberry PI. | |
:return: | |
""" | |
try: | |
with io.open('/proc/cpuinfo', 'r') as cpuinfo: | |
found = False | |
for line in cpuinfo: | |
if line.startswith('Hardware'): | |
found = True | |
label, value = line.strip().split(':', 1) | |
value = value.strip() | |
if value not in ( | |
'BCM2708', | |
'BCM2709', | |
'BCM2835', | |
'BCM2836' | |
): | |
if raise_on_errors: | |
raise ValueError( | |
'This system does not appear to be a ' | |
'Raspberry Pi.' | |
) | |
else: | |
return False | |
if not found: | |
if raise_on_errors: | |
raise ValueError( | |
'Unable to determine if this system is a Raspberry Pi.' | |
) | |
else: | |
return False | |
except IOError: | |
if raise_on_errors: | |
raise ValueError('Unable to open `/proc/cpuinfo`.') | |
else: | |
return False | |
return True | |
IS_RASPBERRY_PI = is_raspberry_pi() |
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