data[key] = value
return data
+def release_dict_file():
+ """ Try to gather LSB release information manually when lsb_release tool is unavailable """
+ data = None
+ try:
+ if os.path.exists('/etc/lsb-release'):
+ data = {}
+ with open('/etc/lsb-release') as f:
+ for line in f:
+ key, value = line.split("=", 1)
+ data[key] = value
+ elif os.path.exists('/etc/redhat-release'):
+ data = {}
+ with open('/etc/redhat-release') as f:
+ distro = f.readline().strip()
+ import re
+ match = re.match(r'(.*) release (.*) \((.*)\)', distro)
+ if match:
+ data['DISTRIB_ID'] = match.group(1)
+ data['DISTRIB_RELEASE'] = match.group(2)
+ elif os.path.exists('/etc/SuSE-release'):
+ data = {}
+ data['DISTRIB_ID'] = 'SUSE LINUX'
+ with open('/etc/SuSE-release') as f:
+ for line in f:
+ if line.startswith('VERSION = '):
+ data['DISTRIB_RELEASE'] = line[10:].rstrip()
+ break
+ except IOError:
+ return None
+ return data
+
def distro_identifier(adjust_hook=None):
"""Return a distro identifier string based upon lsb_release -ri,
with optional adjustment via a hook"""
if lsb_data:
distro_id, release = lsb_data['Distributor ID'], lsb_data['Release']
else:
- distro_id, release = None, None
-
+ lsb_data_file = release_dict_file()
+ if lsb_data_file:
+ distro_id, release = lsb_data_file['DISTRIB_ID'], lsb_data_file['DISTRIB_RELEASE']
+ else:
+ distro_id, release = None, None
+
if adjust_hook:
distro_id, release = adjust_hook(distro_id, release)
if not distro_id: