fix an UnboundLocalError when the release file is empty #7773
diff --git a/Lib/platform.py b/Lib/platform.py
index 5df1e23..829d5f0 100755
--- a/Lib/platform.py
+++ b/Lib/platform.py
@@ -263,6 +263,12 @@
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:
@@ -280,8 +286,6 @@
version = l[0]
if len(l) > 1:
id = l[1]
- else:
- id = ''
return '', version, id
def linux_distribution(distname='', version='', id='',