What is an operating system?
An operating system (OS) is the software that controls the computer's inner workings.
What does an operating system do?
An operating system performs low-level functionality, like reading from and writing to memory, and interacts with hardware devices, such as CPU, RAM, hard drives, graphics processors, batteries, displays, and other external devices. Major operating systems include macOS, Windows, and Linux (such as Fedora and Ubuntu).
How does Python interact with the operating system?
Python is a cross-platform programming language. Python code is writable on any OS, and is runnable on any other OS.