platform module reports imprecise distribution information
Bug #54692 reported by
Ryan Lovett
This bug report is a duplicate of:
Bug #196526: ubuntu's platform.dist() always returns debian lenny/sid .
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Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Python |
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python2.4 (Ubuntu) |
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Low
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Matthias Klose |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: python2.4
>>> import platform
>>> platform.dist()
('debian', 'testing/unstable', '')
It appears it is retrieving this information from /etc/debian_
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