$ python -Ev
# installing zipimport hook
import zipimport # builtin
# installed zipimport hook
# /usr/lib/python2.6/site.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.6/site.py
import site # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.6/site.pyc
# /usr/lib/python2.6/os.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.6/os.py
import os # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.6/os.pyc
import errno # builtin
import posix # builtin
# /usr/lib/python2.6/posixpath.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.6/posixpath.py
import posixpath # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.6/posixpath.pyc
# /usr/lib/python2.6/stat.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.6/stat.py
import stat # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.6/stat.pyc
# /usr/lib/python2.6/genericpath.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.6/genericpath.py
import genericpath # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.6/genericpath.pyc
# /usr/lib/python2.6/warnings.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.6/warnings.py
import warnings # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.6/warnings.pyc
# /usr/lib/python2.6/linecache.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.6/linecache.py
import linecache # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.6/linecache.pyc
# /usr/lib/python2.6/types.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.6/types.py
import types # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.6/types.pyc
# /usr/lib/python2.6/UserDict.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.6/UserDict.py
import UserDict # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.6/UserDict.pyc
# /usr/lib/python2.6/_abcoll.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.6/_abcoll.py
import _abcoll # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.6/_abcoll.pyc
# /usr/lib/python2.6/abc.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.6/abc.py
import abc # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.6/abc.pyc
# /usr/lib/python2.6/copy_reg.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.6/copy_reg.py
import copy_reg # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.6/copy_reg.pyc
# /usr/lib/python2.6/new.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.6/new.py
import new # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.6/new.pyc
import encodings # directory /usr/lib/python2.6/encodings
# /usr/lib/python2.6/encodings/__init__.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.6/encodings/__init__.py
import encodings # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.6/encodings/__init__.pyc
# /usr/lib/python2.6/codecs.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.6/codecs.py
import codecs # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.6/codecs.pyc
import _codecs # builtin
# /usr/lib/python2.6/encodings/aliases.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.6/encodings/aliases.py
import encodings.aliases # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.6/encodings/aliases.pyc
# /usr/lib/python2.6/encodings/ascii.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.6/encodings/ascii.py
import encodings.ascii # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.6/encodings/ascii.pyc
Python 2.6.2 (r262:71600, Aug 21 2009, 15:03:43)
[GCC 4.1.2 (Gentoo 4.1.2 p1.0.1)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
dlopen("/usr/lib/python2.6/lib-dynload/readline.so", 2);
import readline # dynamically loaded from /usr/lib/python2.6/lib-dynload/readline.so
>>> import platform
# /usr/lib/python2.6/platform.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.6/platform.py
import platform # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.6/platform.pyc
# /usr/lib/python2.6/string.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.6/string.py
import string # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.6/string.pyc
# /usr/lib/python2.6/re.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.6/re.py
import re # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.6/re.pyc
# /usr/lib/python2.6/sre_compile.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.6/sre_compile.py
import sre_compile # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.6/sre_compile.pyc
import _sre # builtin
# /usr/lib/python2.6/sre_parse.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.6/sre_parse.py
import sre_parse # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.6/sre_parse.pyc
# /usr/lib/python2.6/sre_constants.pyc matches /usr/lib/python2.6/sre_constants.py
import sre_constants # precompiled from /usr/lib/python2.6/sre_constants.pyc
dlopen("/usr/lib/python2.6/lib-dynload/strop.so", 2);
import strop # dynamically loaded from /usr/lib/python2.6/lib-dynload/strop.so
>>> platform.system()
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/platform.py", line 1227, in system
    return uname()[0]
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/platform.py", line 1194, in uname
    processor = _syscmd_uname('-p','')
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/platform.py", line 951, in _syscmd_uname
    rc = f.close()
IOError: [Errno 10] No child processes