[issue20454] platform.linux_distribution() returns empty value on Archlinux and python 2.7

[Petr Viktorin]

Petr Viktorin  added the comment:

Er, sorry, I meant in 3.8.

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[issue20454] platform.linux_distribution() returns empty value on Archlinux and python 2.7

[Petr Viktorin]

Petr Viktorin  added the comment:

linux_distribution is removed in Python 3.7.
Closing.

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[issue20454] platform.linux_distribution() returns empty value on Archlinux and python 2.7

[Berker Peksag]

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[issue20454] platform.linux_distribution() returns empty value on Archlinux and python 2.7

[Nathan Ringo]

Nathan Ringo added the comment:

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

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[issue20454] platform.linux_distribution() returns empty value on Archlinux and python 2.7

[ha034]

ha034 added the comment:

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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[issue20454] platform.linux_distribution() returns empty value on Archlinux and python 2.7

[R. David Murray]

R. David Murray added the comment:

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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[issue20454] platform.linux_distribution() returns empty value on Archlinux and python 2.7

[Mark Lawrence]

Mark Lawrence added the comment:

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

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[issue20454] platform.linux_distribution() returns empty value on Archlinux and python 2.7

[Francis Moreau]

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[issue20454] platform.linux_distribution() returns empty value on Archlinux and python 2.7

[Francis Moreau]

New submission from Francis Moreau:

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.

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title: platform.linux_distribution() returns empty value on Archlinux and 
python 2.7
versions: Python 2.7

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