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platform.linux_distribution() returns empty value on Archlinux and python 2.7 #64653

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fmoreau mannequin opened this issue Jan 31, 2014 · 7 comments
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platform.linux_distribution() returns empty value on Archlinux and python 2.7 #64653

fmoreau mannequin opened this issue Jan 31, 2014 · 7 comments
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fmoreau mannequin commented Jan 31, 2014

BPO 20454
Nosy @malemburg, @bitdancer, @encukou

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labels = ['type-bug', 'library']
title = 'platform.linux_distribution() returns empty value on Archlinux and python 2.7'
updated_at = <Date 2018-05-25.17:20:40.494>
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fmoreau mannequin commented Jan 31, 2014

On Archlinux:

$ python2.7 -c 'import platform; print(platform.linux_distribution())'
('', '', '')

This is because Archlinux is not part of the '_supported_dists' list.

Could Archlinux be added to this list ?

Thanks.

@fmoreau fmoreau mannequin added stdlib Python modules in the Lib dir type-bug An unexpected behavior, bug, or error labels Jan 31, 2014
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BreamoreBoy mannequin commented Mar 9, 2015

Can Archlinux be added to _supported_dists as requested in msg209764, I've no understanding of the criteria involved here?

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ha034 mannequin commented Apr 16, 2015

Hey guys,

Just add:

    if os.path.exists('/etc/arch-release'):
        distname = 'arch'

in "_dist_try_harder"

then replace the old list with this one:

_supported_dists = (
    'SuSE', 'debian', 'fedora', 'redhat', 'centos',
    'mandrake', 'mandriva', 'rocks', 'slackware', 'yellowdog', 'gentoo',
    'UnitedLinux', 'turbolinux', 'arch')

And that's it, it works.

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Since the direction we are heading seems to toward deprecating linux_distribution (see http://bugs.python.org/issue1322#msg207427), I think this issue should be closed.

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NathanRingo mannequin commented Jun 6, 2015

The problem is, existing software (Ansible) relies on linux_distribution()

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encukou commented May 25, 2018

linux_distribution is removed in Python 3.7.
Closing.

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encukou commented May 25, 2018

Er, sorry, I meant in 3.8.

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