Get current logged on user

This very simple tutorial will show you how to get the currently logged on user. This should be cross-platform meaning it should work on *nix systems, and on windows systems.

So, here we go!

First off create a new script and at the top add the following line:

CODE:

import os

This will import the os library, which gives us access to the root operating system commands.
Note: I don't mean manage applications, but you might be able to. I haven't really messed around with it that much.

Hit enter then place the following import line.

CODE:

import sys

This will import the system library which will help us with getting the platform.

With our two libraries loaded you can now start the code!

The following will get the logged on user;

CODE:

if sys.platform == 'win32': #Windows platform
userName = os.getenv('USERNAME')
else: #other platforms such as Linux or Mac
userName = os.getenv('USER')

The currently logged on user will be assigned to the variable userName. Now all you have to do is print it.

CODE:

print userName

And there you have it! A simple script to get the currently logged on username.

Note: The python files must end with a blank line or you will get an error.

Difficulty: Easy
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