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How can I get the serial number of a hard disk drive using Python on Linux?

I would like to use a Python module to do that instead of running an external program such as hdparm. Perhaps using the fcntl module?

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As you suggested, fcntl is the way to do this on Linux. The C code you want to translate looks like this:

Translated into Python on Ubuntu 9.10, it goes a little something like this:

Apologies for the length, I thought it useful to include the original C struct as a comment. Also, I'm pretty new to both the fcntl and struct modules, so I may be doing something unidomatic. In anycase, run from the command-line (with root privelidges) it looks like this (I've redacted my exact serial for privacy):

What's going on here?

In order to be able to understand what is going on here, you need to look at the #include <linux/hdreg.h> in the original C program. This include imports the HDIO_GET_IDENTITY constant and the struct hd_driveid. I've copied the struct as a comment into the python sourcecode above, so I won't repeat it here. To find out what is going on with HDIO_GET_IDENTITY, grep the source-code for it (on Ubuntu this is at /usr/include/linux/hdreg.h. You should find something like this:

Thus, you find that HDIO_GET_IDENTITY is just a constant that tells fcntl that you are interested in getting HD info. As you will notice, that same value (0x030d is an integer in hexadecimal notation) is assigned to a variable in the python code.

I realise now you are interested in Linux, but I'll keep this here for posterity. The following will get the HDD serial number on Windows (you will need to install the wmi package):

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In Windows 10, you can see aserial number for the hard disk installed in your PC using the command line. If you need to print it out or just view your hard drive details without restarting your PC or using a third party tool, it can be done with a single command.

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A serial number is a unique number assigned to the hardware by its manufacturer. It is used for identification and inventory purposes. A serial number allows the manufacturer to identify a product and get additional information about it. It may be required for replacement, updating firmware, or for checking compatibility with other hardware.

Usually, the serial number is labeled on the drive's case.

However, it is required that you disassemble your PC to see it. Here is how to see it with built-in Windows 10 tools.

To find Hard Disk Serial Number in Windows 10, do the following.

Open an elevated command prompt.
Type or copy-paste the following command: wmic diskdrive get Name, Manufacturer, Model, InterfaceType, MediaType, SerialNumber.
In the output, you'll see the model, name, and serial number listed for the installed hard drives.

The command above will give you information about the storage devices you have. This is usually not visible without third party tools.

The full list of properties that you can use for the query above is as follows:

Availability
BytesPerSector
Capabilities
CapabilityDescriptions
Caption
CompressionMethod
ConfigManagerErrorCode
ConfigManagerUserConfig
CreationClassName
DefaultBlockSize
Description
DeviceID
ErrorCleared
ErrorDescription
ErrorMethodology
FirmwareRevision
Index
InstallDate
InterfaceType
LastErrorCode
Manufacturer
MaxBlockSize
MaxMediaSize
MediaLoaded
MediaType
MinBlockSize
Model
Name
NeedsCleaning
NumberOfMediaSupported
Partitions
PNPDeviceID
PowerManagementCapabilities
PowerManagementSupported
SCSIBus
SCSILogicalUnit
SCSIPort
SCSITargetId
SectorsPerTrack
SerialNumber
Signature
Size
Status
StatusInfo
SystemCreationClassName
SystemName
TotalCylinders
TotalHeads
TotalSectors
TotalTracks
TracksPerCylinder

You can find their descriptions at the following MSDN page: Win32_DiskDrive.

WMIC is a really useful tool to perform WMI queries in Windows. Here are a few more examples of such queries:

Get all network adapter details in Windows 10 with this command.

Another option is PowerShell. It can work as a wrapper for the mentioned Win32_DiskDrive WMI object.

Find Hard Disk Serial Number With PowerShell

Open PowerShell.
Type or copy-paste the following command: Get-WMIObject win32_physicalmedia | Format-List Tag,SerialNumber.
The Tag value will give you the physical drive number that matches the disk number in Disk Management to help with your drive identification.

That's it.

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