python code to get all the information about the platform into a dictionary

get_platform.py

# python 3
import os
import platform
import ctypes
import re
import subprocess
import psutil
    
def processor():
    '''Get type of processor
    http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4842448/getting-processor-information-in-python
    '''
    out = None
    if platform.system() == "Windows":
        out = platform.processor()
    elif platform.system() == "Darwin":
        path = os.environ['PATH']
        os.environ['PATH'] = os.environ['PATH'] + os.pathsep + '/usr/sbin'
        try:
            command = "sysctl -n machdep.cpu.brand_string"
            out = subprocess.check_output(command, shell=True).strip().decode()
        finally:
            os.environ['PATH'] = path
    elif platform.system() == "Linux":
        command = "cat /proc/cpuinfo"
        all_info = subprocess.check_output(command, shell=True).strip().decode()
        for line in all_info.split("\n"):
            if "model name" in line:
                out = re.sub(".*model name.*:", "", line, 1)

    if out is None:
        return platform.processor()
    else:
        return out

def platform_dict(self):
    '''Returns platform data
    '''
    out = {key: getattr(platform, key)() for key in
           ('machine', 'version', 'platform', 'dist', 'system')}
    out['python'] = {key: getattr(platform, "python_" + key)() for key in
        ('implementation', 'compiler', 'version',
        'version_tuple')
    }
    out['python']['architecture'] = int(ctypes.sizeof(ctypes.c_voidp) * 8)
    out['processor'] = processor()
    out['cores'] = len(psutil.cpu_percent(percpu=True))      
    return out