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python platform.linux_distribution() returns debian

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Package: libpython2.7-minimal; Maintainer for libpython2.7-minimal is (unknown); Source for libpython2.7-minimal is src:python2.7.

Reported by: peter@pwduffy.org.uk

Date: Thu, 21 May 2020 15:48:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 2.7.13

Done: Mark Hindley <mark@hindley.org.uk>

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From: Mark Hindley <mark@hindley.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: bug#468: python platform.linux_distribution() returns debian
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Peter,

Thanks for this. It is somewhat problematic for a number of reasons:

 - python2 is EOL.
 
 - as you point out, platform.linux_distribution() is deprecated and slated for
   removal in python3 (presumably for the very reason you have discovered -- it
   isn't reliable).
   
 - In my opinion, applications and functions should use output of lsb_release
   -a directly (as many already do).
   
 - Devuan beowulf deliberately has ID=Debian in lsb_release -a (see the Release
   Notes[1] for an explanation why). This has been changed to ID=Devuan for
   ceres/chimaera.
   
 - neither python2 nor python3 are forked packages and Devuan uses Debian's
   packages directly.
 
Considering all that, I find it difficult to see a feasible route to fixing
this. Having /etc/lsb_release as another source of information only consulted by
some applications seems a retrograde step.

Best wishes,

Mark

[1]  https://files.devuan.org/devuan_beowulf/Release_notes.txt

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