utils.py

import io

def get_platform():
    """Gets platform name and checks if it is a raspberry pi

    Returns
    -------
    str, bool
        name of the platform on which the code is running, boolean that is true if the platform is a raspberry pi"""

    platform = 'unknown'
    on_pi = False
    try:
        with io.open('/sys/firmware/devicetree/base/model', 'r') as f:
            platform = f.read().lower()
        if 'raspberry pi' in platform:
            on_pi = True
    except FileNotFoundError:
        pass
    return platform, on_pi