Index: platform.py
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--- platform.py	(revision 73999)
+++ platform.py	(working copy)
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@
         # XXX Others too ?
         return default
     try:
-        f = os.popen('uname %s 2> /dev/null' % option)
+        f = os.popen('uname %s 2> %s' % (option,os.devnull))
     except (AttributeError,os.error):
         return default
     output = string.strip(f.read())
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@
         return default
     target = _follow_symlinks(target)
     try:
-        f = os.popen('file "%s" 2> /dev/null' % target)
+        f = os.popen('file "%s" 2> %s' % (target,os.devnull))
     except (AttributeError,os.error):
         return default
     output = string.strip(f.read())