[Python-checkins] r77737 - in python/branches/py3k: Lib/platform.py Lib/test/test_platform.py Misc/ACKS Misc/NEWS

[benjamin.peterson]

Author: benjamin.peterson
Date: Mon Jan 25 04:37:42 2010
New Revision: 77737

Log:
Merged revisions 77735 via svnmerge from 
svn+ssh://pythondev@svn.python.org/python/trunk

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  r77735 | benjamin.peterson | 2010-01-24 21:31:13 -0600 (Sun, 24 Jan 2010) | 1 line
  
  fix an UnboundLocalError when the release file is empty #7773
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Modified:
   python/branches/py3k/   (props changed)
   python/branches/py3k/Lib/platform.py
   python/branches/py3k/Lib/test/test_platform.py
   python/branches/py3k/Misc/ACKS
   python/branches/py3k/Misc/NEWS

Modified: python/branches/py3k/Lib/platform.py
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/py3k/Lib/platform.py	(original)
+++ python/branches/py3k/Lib/platform.py	Mon Jan 25 04:37:42 2010
@@ -261,6 +261,12 @@
 
 def _parse_release_file(firstline):
 
+    # Default to empty 'version' and 'id' strings.  Both defaults are used
+    # when 'firstline' is empty.  'id' defaults to empty when an id can not
+    # be deduced.
+    version = ''
+    id = ''
+
     # Parse the first line
     m = _lsb_release_version.match(firstline)
     if m is not None:
@@ -278,8 +284,6 @@
         version = l[0]
         if len(l) > 1:
             id = l[1]
-        else:
-            id = ''
     return '', version, id
 
 def linux_distribution(distname='', version='', id='',

Modified: python/branches/py3k/Lib/test/test_platform.py
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/py3k/Lib/test/test_platform.py	(original)
+++ python/branches/py3k/Lib/test/test_platform.py	Mon Jan 25 04:37:42 2010
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@
             ('Red Hat Enterprise Linux release 4 (Nahant)', ('Red Hat Enterprise Linux', '4', 'Nahant')),
             ('CentOS release 4', ('CentOS', '4', None)),
             ('Rocks release 4.2.1 (Cydonia)', ('Rocks', '4.2.1', 'Cydonia')),
+            ('', ('', '', '')), # If there's nothing there.
             ):
             self.assertEqual(platform._parse_release_file(input), output)
 

Modified: python/branches/py3k/Misc/ACKS
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/py3k/Misc/ACKS	(original)
+++ python/branches/py3k/Misc/ACKS	Mon Jan 25 04:37:42 2010
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@
 Gerhard Häring
 Mihai Ibanescu
 Lars Immisch
+Meador Inge
 Tony Ingraldi
 John Interrante
 Bob Ippolito

Modified: python/branches/py3k/Misc/NEWS
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/py3k/Misc/NEWS	(original)
+++ python/branches/py3k/Misc/NEWS	Mon Jan 25 04:37:42 2010
@@ -229,6 +229,9 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #7773: Fix an UnboundLocalError in platform.linux_distribution() when
+  the release file is empty.
+
 - Issue #7561: Fix crashes when using bytearray objects with the posix
   module.