# DP: Use /etc/lsb-release to identify the platform.

Index: python2.6-2.6.5+20100521/Lib/platform.py
===================================================================
--- python2.6-2.6.5+20100521.orig/Lib/platform.py	2010-05-21 15:53:08.607710061 +0200
+++ python2.6-2.6.5+20100521/Lib/platform.py	2010-05-21 15:53:08.615723091 +0200
@@ -290,6 +290,10 @@
         if parsed != output:
             print (input, parsed)
 
+_distributor_id_file_re = re.compile("(?:DISTRIB_ID\s*=)\s*(.*)", re.I)
+_release_file_re = re.compile("(?:DISTRIB_RELEASE\s*=)\s*(.*)", re.I)
+_codename_file_re = re.compile("(?:DISTRIB_CODENAME\s*=)\s*(.*)", re.I)
+
 def linux_distribution(distname='', version='', id='',
 
                        supported_dists=_supported_dists,
@@ -314,6 +318,25 @@
         args given as parameters.
 
     """
+    # check for the Debian/Ubuntu /etc/lsb-release file first, needed so
+    # that the distribution doesn't get identified as Debian.
+    try:
+        etclsbrel = open("/etc/lsb-release", "rU")
+        for line in etclsbrel:
+            m = _distributor_id_file_re.search(line)
+            if m:
+                _u_distname = m.group(1).strip()
+            m = _release_file_re.search(line)
+            if m:
+                _u_version = m.group(1).strip()
+            m = _codename_file_re.search(line)
+            if m:
+                _u_id = m.group(1).strip()
+        if _u_distname and _u_version:
+            return (_u_distname, _u_version, _u_id)
+    except (EnvironmentError, UnboundLocalError):
+            pass
+
     try:
         etc = os.listdir('/etc')
     except os.error: