hardware - Get a unique computer ID in Python on windows and linux

Question

I'd like to get an id unique to a computer with Python on Windows and Linux. It could be the CPU ID, the motherboard serial, ... or anything else.

I looked at several modules (pycpuid, psi, ...) without luck.

Any idea on how to do that?

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2461141/get-a-unique-computer-id-in-python-on-windows-and-linux

Answer 1

How about using the MAC address as unique id?

The discussion here Obtain MAC Address from Devices using Python shows how to obtain the MAC address