OS module is a python module that allows you to interact with the operating systems. It uses various functions to interact with the operating system. Using it you can automatically tell the python interpreter to know which operating system you are running the code. But while using this module function sometimes you get AttributeError. The AttributeError: module ‘os’ has no attribute ‘uname’ is one of them.
In this entire tutorial, you will learn how to solve the issue of module ‘os’ has no attribute ‘uname’ easily.
The root cause of the module ‘os’ has no attribute ‘uname’ Error
The root cause of this attributeError is that you must be using the uname() function wrongly. The import part of the os module is right but the way of using the uname() is wrong.
If you will use os.uname() on your Windows OS then you will get the error.
import os
print(os.uname())
Output
Solution of the module ‘os’ has no attribute ‘uname’
The solution of the module ‘os’ has no attribute ‘uname’ is very simple. You have to properly use the uname() method. If your operating system is Unix then its okay to use os.uname().
But in case you are using the Windows operating system then import platform instead of import os. In addition call platform.uname() instead of os.uname().
You will not get the error when you will run the below lines of code.
import platform
print(platform.uname())
Output
Conclusion
OS module is very useful if you want to know the system information. But there are some functions that lead to attributerror as that function may not support the current Operating system.
If you are getting the ‘os’ has no attribute ‘uname’ error then the above method will solve your error.
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When I do:
>>> import os
>>> os.uname()
I get an attribute error which looks like this:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#1>", line 1, in <module>
os.uname()
AttributeError: module 'os' has no attribute 'uname'
How can I fix this is my python broken or something else because in the docs.
Michael M.
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asked Apr 16, 2020 at 1:44
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I’ve run your code the exact same way in IDLE on Windows 10 and got the same result.
>>> print(os.uname())
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#2>", line 1, in <module>
print(os.uname())
AttributeError: module 'os' has no attribute 'uname'
And as @Joran Beasley pointed out, this function is only available in certain operating systems.
From an online compiler:
posix.uname_result(sysname='Linux', nodename='Check', release='5.4.10-x86_64-linode132', version='#1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Jan 9 21:17:12 UTC 2020', machine='x86_64')
If you want to get current os, I recommend the platform
module.
>>> import platform
>>> platform.platform()
'Windows-10-10.0.18362-SP0'
Some people prefer using os
module, but platform
is much more readable.
Neuron
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answered Apr 16, 2020 at 2:28
Unfortunately, the uname
function only works on some Unix systems. If you are on Windows, you can use the uname
function in the platform module, which returns a similar result.
>>> import platform
>>> print(platform.uname())
uname_result(system='Windows', node='DESKTOP-OVU16P3', release='10', version='10.0.19042', machine='AMD64')
answered Aug 2, 2021 at 3:58
Well, in wider context it actually does crash — AttributeError
is thrown upon import.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:/Users/jurij/Documents/waveforms/python/blynk_test2.py", line 2, in <module>
from BlynkLib import Blynk
File "C:\Users\jurij\Documents\waveforms\python\BlynkLib\__init__.py", line 1, in <module>
from .BlynkLib import Blynk
File "C:\Users\jurij\Documents\waveforms\python\BlynkLib\BlynkLib.py", line 50, in <module>
/___/ for Python v""" + _VERSION + " (" + os.uname()[1] + ")\n")
AttributeError: module 'os' has no attribute 'uname'
This error occurs when you try to access an attribute or method that does not exist in theos
module. In this specific case, it seems like you are trying to access theuname
attribute which was removed in Python 3.4. If you are using an older version of Python, you might encounter this error. To fix this, you can use theplatform
module instead:python import platform system_info = platform.uname()
This will give you the system information that you were trying to access withos.uname()
.
Current version of Python causing AttributeError
The AttributeError is raised when we try to access an attribute that does not exist on an object. It can be caused by various reasons, but one common reason is that the attribute or method has been removed or renamed in the current version of Python. For example, let's say we have the following code:class MyClass: def my_method(self): print("Hello") obj = MyClass() obj.my_method() obj.non_existent_method()
In Python 2.x, this code would run without any errors, and the output would be:Hello
However, in Python 3.x, the code would raise an AttributeError because thenon_existent_method
does not exist on theobj
object. To fix this issue, we need to check if the attribute or method exists before accessing it. We can use thehasattr()
function to check if an object has a certain attribute or method before using it. Here's an updated version of the code that handles the AttributeError:class MyClass: def my_method(self): print("Hello") obj = MyClass() obj.my_method() if hasattr(obj, 'non_existent_method'): obj.non_existent_method() else: print("non_existent_method does not exist")
This code will output:Hello non_existent_method does not exist
Solution: Downgrading Python version
To downgrade your Python version in you can use the following steps: 1. Uninstall your current Python version: - Open the Control Panel on your computer - Go to "Uninstall a program" or "Add or remove programs" - Find Python in the list of installed programs and click on it - Click the "Uninstall" button and follow the on-screen instructions to remove Python 2. Download an older version of Python: - Go to the official Python website (https://www.python.org/downloads) - Scroll down to the "Python Releases for Windows" section - Click on the link of the older version you want to download - Scroll down to the "Files" section and choose the appropriate installer based on your system architecture (32-bit or 64-bit) - Click on the installer link to start the download 3. Install the older version of Python: - Double-click on the downloaded installer to start the installation process - Follow the on-screen instructions to install Python, making sure to select the option to add Python to the system PATH during installation (this allows you to run Python from any directory in the command prompt) 4. Verify the installation: - Open a command prompt (CMD) and type "python" to enter the Python interpreter - Check the version by typing "python --version" - The version number should match the one you downloaded and installed That's it! You have successfully downgraded your Python version.
Alternative solution: Using the platform module
You can also use theplatform
module in python to get the name of the operating system:python import platform operating_system = platform.system() print(operating_system)
This will print the name of the operating system in lowercase (e.g. "windows", "linux", "darwin" for macOS). Note: Theplatform
module provides a more extensive API to gather information about the system, including hardware and network details. You can explore theplatform
module documentation for more information.
Win10 system does not support the installation of UWSGI, no need to try
installation
windows installation error
AttributeError: module’os’ has no attribute’uname’
Error description:
It is because in the uwsgiconfig.py file, os.uname() does not support windows systems, and the platform module supports any system.
solution:
uwsgi offline installation:
https://pypi.python.org/pypi/uWSGI/
Put it into the virtual environment of the project, as shown in the figure below:
Modify the os.uname() in the uwsgiconfig.py file to platform.uname().
before fixing:
import os import re import time uwsgi_os = os.uname()[0] uwsgi_os_k = re.split( ' [-+_] ' , os.uname()[2 ])[0] uwsgi_os_v = os.uname()[3 ] uwsgi_cpu = os.uname()[4]
After modification
import os import re import time import platform uwsgi_os = platform.uname()[0] uwsgi_os_k = re.split( ' [-+_] ' , platform.uname()[2 ])[0] uwsgi_os_v = platform.uname()[3 ] uwsgi_cpu = platform.uname()[4]
Enter the catalog
cd E:\WorkSpace\Python_worksapce\AXF\venv\Lib\site-packages\uWSGI-2.0.19.1
carried out:
Error description: C language compilation environment needs to be installed
If there is no C compilation environment on this machine, you need to download a compiler