def is_new_osx():
    """Check whether we're on OSX >= 10.10"""
    name = distutils.util.get_platform()
    if sys.platform != "darwin":
        return False
    elif name.startswith("macosx-10"):
        minor_version = int(name.split("-")[1].split(".")[1])
        if minor_version >= 7:
            return True
        else:
            return False
    else:
        return False
Check whether we're on OSX >= 10.10