FS#64775 - [mate-applet-dock] crashes with python 3.8.0

Attached to Project: Community Packages
Opened by Nicola Fontana (ntd) - Sunday, 08 December 2019, 17:41 GMT
Last edited by Toolybird (Toolybird) - Saturday, 20 May 2023, 20:48 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages
Status Closed
Assigned To Alexander Epaneshnikov (alex19EP)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Python 3.8.0 removed `linux_distribution` from the `platform` module, making this applet pretty much useless: it fails at startup with

AttributeError: module 'platform' has no attribute 'linux_distribution'

A patch has been submitted upstream but it has not yet been released:

https://github.com/ubuntu-mate/mate-dock-applet/pull/188
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Closed by  Toolybird (Toolybird)
Saturday, 20 May 2023, 20:48 GMT
Reason for closing:  No response
Comment by Toolybird (Toolybird) - Friday, 21 April 2023, 07:05 GMT
This is a bit old and stale. Still happening with latest pkgs?

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