How do I get the operating system name in a friendly manner using Python 2.5?
<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>
