def platform(aliased=0, terse=0):
    result = _platform_cache.get((aliased, terse), None)
    if result is not None:
        return result

    # Get uname information and then apply platform specific cosmetics
    # to it...
    system,node,release,version,machine,processor = uname()
    if machine == processor:
        processor = ''
    if aliased:
        system,release,version = system_alias(system,release,version)

    if system == 'Windows':
        # MS platforms
        rel,vers,csd,ptype = win32_ver(version)
        if terse:
            platform = _platform(system,release)
        else:
            platform = _platform(system,release,version,csd)

    elif system in ('Linux',):
        # Linux based systems
        distname,distversion,distid = dist('')
        if distname and not terse:
            platform = _platform(system,release,machine,processor,
                                 'with',
                                 distname,distversion,distid)
        else:
            # If the distribution name is unknown check for libc vs. glibc
            libcname,libcversion = libc_ver(sys.executable)
            platform = _platform(system,release,machine,processor,
                                 'with',
                                 libcname+libcversion)
    elif system == 'Java':
        # Java platforms
        r,v,vminfo,(os_name,os_version,os_arch) = java_ver()
        if terse:
            platform = _platform(system,release,version)
        else:
            platform = _platform(system,release,version,
                                 'on',
                                 os_name,os_version,os_arch)

    elif system == 'MacOS':
        # MacOS platforms
        if terse:
            platform = _platform(system,release)
        else:
            platform = _platform(system,release,machine)

    else:
        # Generic handler
        if terse:
            platform = _platform(system,release)
        else:
            bits,linkage = architecture(sys.executable)
            platform = _platform(system,release,machine,processor,bits,linkage)

    _platform_cache[(aliased, terse)] = platform
    return platform

### Command line interface
Returns a single string identifying the underlying platform
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