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Get Manufacturer

Description​

The get_manufacturer function retrieves the manufacturer of the system. On Windows, it calls get_manufacturer_windows, and on other platforms, it calls get_manufacturer_linux. It returns a tuple containing the manufacturer name as a string and a status code as an integer.

Function Signature:​

def get_manufacturer() -> tuple[str, int]:

Parameters​

This function does not take any parameters.

Returns​

  • tuple: A tuple containing two values:
    • str: The manufacturer name (e.g., "Dell", "HP").
    • int: A status code indicating the result of the operation (e.g., 0 for success, 1 for failure).

Example Usage​

Here’s an example of how the function works:

manufacturer, status = get_manufacturer()
print(f"Manufacturer: {manufacturer}, Status: {status}")

Example Output:​

Manufacturer: Dell, Status: 0

Code​

def get_manufacturer() -> tuple[str, int]:
    if platform.system() == "Windows":
        return get_manufacturer_windows()
    else:
        return get_manufacturer_linux()

Errors and Exceptions​

  • If the manufacturer cannot be determined, the function will return a failure status (e.g., 1) along with an appropriate error message.

Notes​

This function is designed to work across different platforms. It determines the manufacturer by calling platform-specific functions (get_manufacturer_windows for Windows and get_manufacturer_linux for other systems).