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Python, finding if the architecture is 32 or 64 bits
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# This file is to sum up how to get the hardware architecture (32 or 64 bits) | |
# solutions are taken from here: | |
# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1405913/how-do-i-determine-if-my-python-shell-is-executing-in-32bit-or-64bit-mode-on-os | |
# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1842544/how-do-i-detect-if-python-is-running-as-a-64-bit-application | |
def get_platform(): | |
""" | |
Finds if the platform is 32 or 64 bits | |
Several different ways are tried in case one fails | |
""" | |
try: | |
import platform | |
archi_bits = 64 if platform.architecture()[0] == '64bit' else 32 | |
return archi_bits | |
except: | |
pass | |
try: | |
import struct | |
archi_bits = struct.calcsize("P") * 8 | |
return archi_bits | |
except: | |
pass | |
try: | |
import ctypes | |
archi_bits = ctypes.sizeof(ctypes.c_voidp) * 8 | |
return archi_bits | |
except: | |
pass | |
try: | |
import sys | |
archi_bits = 64 if sys.maxsize > 2**32 else 32 | |
return archi_bits | |
except: | |
pass | |
# default to 32 (is this safe)? | |
return 32 |
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