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platform.linux_distribution() improperly documented #49534
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| BPO | 5284 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @malemburg, @mitsuhiko |
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assignee = 'https://github.com/malemburg'
closed_at = <Date 2009-02-17.12:50:21.156>
created_at = <Date 2009-02-16.21:41:12.913>
labels = ['easy', 'type-bug', 'docs']
title = 'platform.linux_distribution() improperly documented'
updated_at = <Date 2009-02-17.12:50:21.156>
user = 'https://github.com/mitsuhiko'bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2009-02-17.12:50:21.156>
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closed_date = <Date 2009-02-17.12:50:21.156>
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creation = <Date 2009-02-16.21:41:12.913>
creator = 'aronacher'
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issue_num = 5284
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priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'closed'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue5284'
versions = ['Python 2.7']
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mitsuhiko commentedon Feb 16, 2009
platform.linux_distribution() was added in 2.6 as an alias for
platform.dist(). However the documentation lists platform.dist() as an
alias for platform.linux_distribution() and there is no information that
the latter appered in 2.6 whereas the former exists since 2.4 I think.
Not sure what the fix is, but it should be documented properly with "..
versionadded:: 2.6".
malemburg commentedon Feb 17, 2009
On 2009-02-16 22:42, Armin Ronacher wrote:
Note that dist() redirects to linux_distribution(), not the other
way around.
I'll add the versionadded tags and also clarify the dist() documentation:
it's missing a comment that full_distribution_name is set to false
when redirecting to linux_distribution().
malemburg commentedon Feb 17, 2009
Fixed in r69717.