[Bug 196526] Re: ubuntu's platform.dist() always returns debian lenny/sid

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       Status: New => Fix Released

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Title:
  ubuntu's platform.dist() always returns debian lenny/sid

Status in Python:
  Fix Released
Status in python2.3 package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix
Status in python2.4 package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in python2.5 package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in python2.6 package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in python3.0 package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  ubuntu's python platform module does not support ubuntu, it currently tries to read /etc/*._release (bit more than that, but doesn't really matter) and finds debian, and returns debian lenny/sid. 
  I think some extra heuristics have to be added to the platform module to allow ubuntu to be detected, perhaps through lsb_release? 
  alternatively, an ubuntu_release file should be added and that used.

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