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 between 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 the Windows and the MacOS platform.
If you are interested in the OS details, they are as follows:
$ uname -aLinux packt-network-python 4.13.0-45-generic #50~16.04.1-Ubuntu ...
