python lsb_release not working in debian 9
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I cannot get lsb_release module to work in python 2.7 or 3 on debian 9. I haven't tried on debian 8 yet but I need it to work on both.
Here's what I tried:
import lsb_release
print(lsb_release.get_lsb_information())
it returned I don't get an import error, I don't know why it doesn't work. Also, when running a script via sudo with user = os.environ['SUDO_USER'] I get a key error, SUDO_USER doesn't exist? What gives?
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I cannot get lsb_release module to work in python 2.7 or 3 on debian 9. I haven't tried on debian 8 yet but I need it to work on both.
Here's what I tried:
import lsb_release
print(lsb_release.get_lsb_information())
it returned I don't get an import error, I don't know why it doesn't work. Also, when running a script via sudo with user = os.environ['SUDO_USER'] I get a key error, SUDO_USER doesn't exist? What gives?
debian python
asked Nov 20 '17 at 6:27
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I cannot get lsb_release module to work in python 2.7 or 3 on debian 9. I haven't tried on debian 8 yet but I need it to work on both.
Here's what I tried:
import lsb_release
print(lsb_release.get_lsb_information())
it returned I don't get an import error, I don't know why it doesn't work. Also, when running a script via sudo with user = os.environ['SUDO_USER'] I get a key error, SUDO_USER doesn't exist? What gives?
debian python
asked Nov 20 '17 at 6:27
answerSeeker
3541413
I cannot get lsb_release module to work in python 2.7 or 3 on debian 9. I haven't tried on debian 8 yet but I need it to work on both.
Here's what I tried:
import lsb_release
print(lsb_release.get_lsb_information())
it returned I don't get an import error, I don't know why it doesn't work. Also, when running a script via sudo with user = os.environ['SUDO_USER'] I get a key error, SUDO_USER doesn't exist? What gives?
debian python
asked Nov 20 '17 at 6:27
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3541413
asked Nov 20 '17 at 6:27
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Please don’t ask multiple questions in one.
Regarding your first question, you should use get_distro_information() instead. get_lsb_information() is used internally to load overrides from /etc/lsb-release; get_distro_information() uses that, along with other methods in the class, to provide the appropriate information.
Regarding your second question, if SUDO_USER really isn’t present in the environment exported by sudo (run sudo env to check), that probably means that your sudoers configuration deletes the variable from the environment.
answered Nov 20 '17 at 9:12
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1 Answer
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oldest
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active
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active
oldest
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up vote
2
down vote
accepted
Please don’t ask multiple questions in one.
Regarding your first question, you should use get_distro_information() instead. get_lsb_information() is used internally to load overrides from /etc/lsb-release; get_distro_information() uses that, along with other methods in the class, to provide the appropriate information.
Regarding your second question, if SUDO_USER really isn’t present in the environment exported by sudo (run sudo env to check), that probably means that your sudoers configuration deletes the variable from the environment.
answered Nov 20 '17 at 9:12
Stephen Kitt
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Please don’t ask multiple questions in one.
Regarding your first question, you should use get_distro_information() instead. get_lsb_information() is used internally to load overrides from /etc/lsb-release; get_distro_information() uses that, along with other methods in the class, to provide the appropriate information.
Regarding your second question, if SUDO_USER really isn’t present in the environment exported by sudo (run sudo env to check), that probably means that your sudoers configuration deletes the variable from the environment.
answered Nov 20 '17 at 9:12
Stephen Kitt
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2
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up vote
2
down vote
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Please don’t ask multiple questions in one.
Regarding your first question, you should use get_distro_information() instead. get_lsb_information() is used internally to load overrides from /etc/lsb-release; get_distro_information() uses that, along with other methods in the class, to provide the appropriate information.
Regarding your second question, if SUDO_USER really isn’t present in the environment exported by sudo (run sudo env to check), that probably means that your sudoers configuration deletes the variable from the environment.
answered Nov 20 '17 at 9:12
Stephen Kitt
143k22312377
Please don’t ask multiple questions in one.
Regarding your first question, you should use get_distro_information() instead. get_lsb_information() is used internally to load overrides from /etc/lsb-release; get_distro_information() uses that, along with other methods in the class, to provide the appropriate information.
Regarding your second question, if SUDO_USER really isn’t present in the environment exported by sudo (run sudo env to check), that probably means that your sudoers configuration deletes the variable from the environment.
answered Nov 20 '17 at 9:12
Stephen Kitt
143k22312377
answered Nov 20 '17 at 9:12
Stephen Kitt
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answered Nov 20 '17 at 9:12
Stephen Kitt
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answered Nov 20 '17 at 9:12
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