Detecting platform architecture with Parallels and Win XP x64

[Doug McCorkle]

Hello,

I am using Python 2.5.4 on Windows XP x64 with Parallels. When I try
to use:

distutils.util.get_platform
sys.platform

I always get win32 but if I use:

platform.architecture()

with the amd64 installer I get 64bit for the first argument. Is there
a way to detect win64 without having to use the python executable to
see if the application is on a 64bit architecture? Thanks.

Doug