Operating system

As mentioned, Python is cross platform. Python programs can be run on Windows, Mac, and Linux. In reality, certain care needs to be taken when you need to ensure cross-platform compatibility, such as taking care of the subtle difference backslashes in Windows filenames. Since this book is for DevOps, systems, and network engineers, Linux is the preferred platform for the intended audience, especially in production. The code in this book will be tested on the Linux Ubuntu 16.06 LTS machine. I will also try my best to make sure the code runs the same on Windows and the Mac platform.

If you are interested in the OS details, they are as follows:

    echou@pythonicNeteng:~$ uname -a
    Linux pythonicNeteng 4.4.0-31-generic #50-Ubuntu SMP 
    Wed Jul 13 00:07:12 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 
    GNU/Linux
    echou@pythonicNeteng:~$