> Ony my Ubuntu box lsb_release is just a small Python script that parses
> /etc/lsb-release. I suggest that your read the LSB standards about the
> file and use the information to parse it instead of invoking a program.

Can you please check if it supports all the options mentioned
previously in the bug report? I agree that reading from a file is
preferable to running a command, if issues OP mentioned can be
addressed.