[Bug 1596638] Re: python2 cannot import lsb_release on yakkety and now xenial

[Chris J Arges]

Hello Curtis, or anyone else affected,

Accepted lsb into xenial-proposed. The package will build now and be
available at
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lsb/9.20160110ubuntu0.2 in a few
hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package.  See
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to
enable and use -proposed.  Your feedback will aid us getting this update
out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug,
mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag
from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the
bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to
verification-failed.  In either case, details of your testing will help
us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification .  Thank you in
advance!

** Changed in: lsb (Ubuntu Xenial)
       Status: Triaged => Fix Committed

** Tags added: verification-needed

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Title:
  python2 cannot import lsb_release on yakkety and now xenial

Status in lsb package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in lsb source package in Xenial:
  Fix Committed

Bug description:
  [SRU Justification]
  Targeted fix for a regression introduced in the previous SRU; the 'lsb_release' python module is now unavailable in python 2, where it was available before the SRU.

  [Test Case]
  1. Install lsb-release from xenial-updates.
  2. Run "python -c 'import lsb_release'".
  3. Verify that the command fails with an error.
  4. Install lsb-release from xenial-proposed.
  5. Run "python -c 'import lsb_release'".
  6. Verify that the command succeeds (silently).

  [Regression potential]
  Minimal; this restores the python module to the state it was prior to the latest SRU.  A debdiff of the binary packages should show no other changes.

  python2 cannot import lsb_release on yakkety. `locate` shows "lsb-
  release" installed several files, but

      /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/lsb_release.py

  is missing from disk. This was seen on an aws instance provisioned
  using the 20160526 daily image.

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