title: How do I get the operating system name in a friendly manner using Python 2.5?
body: <p>I tried:</p>
  
  <pre><code>print os.name
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>And the output I got was:</p>
  
  <pre><code>:nt
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>However, I want output more like "Windows 98", or "Linux".</p>
  
  <p>After suggestions in this question, I also tried:</p>
  
  <pre><code>import os
  print os.name
  import platform
  print platform.system()
  print platform.release()
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>And my output was:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "C:/Documents and Settings/BIU1LR/Desktop/python_programs/program/platform.py", line 3, in &lt;module&gt;
      import platform
    File "C:/Documents and Settings/BIU1LR/Desktop/python_programs/program\platform.py", line 4, in &lt;module&gt;
      print platform.system()
  AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'system'
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I am using Python 2.5.2. What am I doing wrong?</p>