https://github.com/python-distro/distro

distribution distro hacktoberfest linux linux-distribution python python-library

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A much more elaborate replacement for Python's removed `platform.linux_distribution()` method

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/python-distro/distro
Owner: python-distro
License: apache-2.0
Created: 2015-11-30T11:58:01.000Z (over 10 years ago)
Default Branch: master
Last Pushed: 2026-07-22T16:40:34.000Z (about 1 month ago)
Last Synced: 2026-08-16T09:35:24.924Z (10 days ago)
Topics: distribution, distro, hacktoberfest, linux, linux-distribution, python, python-library
Language: Python
Homepage: https://distro.readthedocs.io/
Size: 554 KB
Stars: 282
Watchers: 7
Forks: 69
Open Issues: 13
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- License: LICENSE

Owner metadata:

Name: python-distro
Login: python-distro
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Kind: organization
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Icon url: https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/86745383?v=4
Repositories: 1
Last Synced at: 2024-03-25T18:41:18.539Z
Profile URL: https://github.com/python-distro

GitHub Events

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Create event: 4
Delete event: 5
Fork event: 4
Issue comment event: 21
Issues event: 4
Pull request event: 17
Pull request review comment event: 3
Pull request review event: 12
Push event: 22
Watch event: 14
Total: 106

Last Year

Create event: 2
Delete event: 4
Fork event: 1
Issue comment event: 14
Issues event: 2
Pull request event: 13
Pull request review comment event: 3
Pull request review event: 11
Push event: 19
Watch event: 3
Total: 72

Committers metadata

Last synced: 7 days ago

Total Commits: 313
Total Committers: 48
Avg Commits per committer: 6.521
Development Distribution Score (DDS): 0.696

Commits in past year: 14
Committers in past year: 4
Avg Commits per committer in past year: 3.5
Development Distribution Score (DDS) in past year: 0.429

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Issue and Pull Request metadata

Last synced: 1 day ago

Total issues: 43
Total pull requests: 90
Average time to close issues: over 1 year
Average time to close pull requests: about 2 months
Total issue authors: 38
Total pull request authors: 26
Average comments per issue: 6.07
Average comments per pull request: 2.39
Merged pull request: 69
Bot issues: 0
Bot pull requests: 12

Past year issues: 1
Past year pull requests: 8
Past year average time to close issues: N/A
Past year average time to close pull requests: about 2 months
Past year issue authors: 1
Past year pull request authors: 3
Past year average comments per issue: 1.0
Past year average comments per pull request: 1.0
Past year merged pull request: 6
Past year bot issues: 0
Past year bot pull requests: 3

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Package metadata

Total packages: 26
Total downloads:
- pypi: 449,656,412 last-month
Total docker downloads: 5,864,735,717
Total dependent packages: 406 (may contain duplicates)
Total dependent repositories: 12,329 (may contain duplicates)
Total versions: 71
Total maintainers: 6

pypi.org: distro

Distro - an OS platform information API

Homepage: https://github.com/python-distro/distro
Documentation: https://distro.readthedocs.io/
Licenses: Apache License, Version 2.0
Latest release: 1.9.0 (published over 2 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-08-24T13:34:59.468Z (1 day ago)
Versions: 16
Dependent Packages: 397
Dependent Repositories: 12,322
Downloads: 449,656,412 Last month
Docker Downloads: 5,864,735,717
Rankings:
- Docker downloads count: 0.007%
- Downloads: 0.044%
- Dependent packages count: 0.073%
- Dependent repos count: 0.077%
- Average: 2.046%
- Stargazers count: 5.315%
- Forks count: 6.759%
Maintainers (3)

proxy.golang.org: github.com/python-distro/distro

Homepage:
Documentation: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/python-distro/distro#section-documentation
Licenses: apache-2.0
Latest release: v1.9.0 (published over 2 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-08-24T13:37:52.560Z (1 day ago)
Versions: 18
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Forks count: 3.135%
- Stargazers count: 3.409%
- Average: 6.73%
- Dependent packages count: 9.576%
- Dependent repos count: 10.802%

alpine-v3.18: py3-distro

A Linux OS platform information API

Homepage: https://github.com/python-distro/distro
Licenses: Apache-2.0
Latest release: 1.8.0-r2 (published over 3 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-03-28T13:17:22.938Z (5 months ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 0.0%
- Dependent packages count: 0.0%
- Average: 7.458%
- Forks count: 14.453%
- Stargazers count: 15.381%
Maintainers (1)
- fabian@affolter-engineering.ch

alpine-v3.18: py3-distro-pyc

Precompiled Python bytecode for py3-distro

Homepage: https://github.com/python-distro/distro
Licenses: Apache-2.0
Latest release: 1.8.0-r2 (published over 3 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-04-16T11:06:13.248Z (4 months ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 0.0%
- Dependent packages count: 0.0%
- Average: 7.458%
- Forks count: 14.453%
- Stargazers count: 15.381%
Maintainers (1)
- fabian@affolter-engineering.ch

alpine-edge: py3-distro

A Linux OS platform information API

Homepage: https://github.com/python-distro/distro
Licenses: Apache-2.0
Latest release: 1.9.0-r4 (published 5 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-04-01T03:09:52.877Z (5 months ago)
Versions: 7
Dependent Packages: 2
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 0.0%
- Dependent packages count: 3.393%
- Average: 8.881%
- Forks count: 15.553%
- Stargazers count: 16.578%
Maintainers (1)
- achill@achill.org

alpine-v3.17: py3-distro

A Linux OS platform information API

Homepage: https://github.com/python-distro/distro
Licenses: Apache-2.0
Latest release: 1.8.0-r0 (published almost 4 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-08-03T03:03:43.373Z (23 days ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 1
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 0.0%
- Average: 11.605%
- Forks count: 13.45%
- Stargazers count: 14.017%
- Dependent packages count: 18.951%
Maintainers (1)
- fabian@affolter-engineering.ch

alpine-edge: py3-distro-pyc

Precompiled Python bytecode for py3-distro

Homepage: https://github.com/python-distro/distro
Licenses: Apache-2.0
Latest release: 1.9.0-r4 (published 5 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-04-01T03:07:06.023Z (5 months ago)
Versions: 6
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 0.0%
- Average: 11.792%
- Dependent packages count: 14.251%
- Forks count: 15.882%
- Stargazers count: 17.033%
Maintainers (1)
- achill@achill.org

anaconda.org: distro

distro provides information about the OS distribution it runs on, such as a reliable machine-readable ID, or version information.

Homepage: https://github.com/python-distro/distro
Licenses: Apache-2.0
Latest release: 1.9.0 (published over 2 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-03-28T14:08:37.117Z (5 months ago)
Versions: 3
Dependent Packages: 6
Dependent Repositories: 7
Rankings:
- Dependent packages count: 7.065%
- Average: 30.382%
- Forks count: 36.262%
- Stargazers count: 37.379%
- Dependent repos count: 40.821%

alpine-v3.20: py3-distro

A Linux OS platform information API

Homepage: https://github.com/python-distro/distro
Licenses: Apache-2.0
Latest release: 1.9.0-r2 (published over 2 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-08-24T16:28:12.816Z (1 day ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 0.0%
- Dependent packages count: 0.0%
- Average: 100%
Maintainers (1)
- cielesti@protonmail.com

alpine-v3.22: py3-distro

A Linux OS platform information API

Homepage: https://github.com/python-distro/distro
Licenses: Apache-2.0
Latest release: 1.9.0-r2 (published almost 2 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-03-28T14:08:33.698Z (5 months ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 0.0%
- Dependent packages count: 0.0%
- Average: 100%
Maintainers (1)
- cielesti@protonmail.com

alpine-v3.20: py3-distro-pyc

Precompiled Python bytecode for py3-distro

Homepage: https://github.com/python-distro/distro
Licenses: Apache-2.0
Latest release: 1.9.0-r2 (published over 2 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-03-28T13:14:13.138Z (5 months ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 0.0%
- Dependent packages count: 0.0%
- Average: 100%
Maintainers (1)
- cielesti@protonmail.com

alpine-v3.22: py3-distro-pyc

Precompiled Python bytecode for py3-distro

Homepage: https://github.com/python-distro/distro
Licenses: Apache-2.0
Latest release: 1.9.0-r2 (published almost 2 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-03-28T14:08:29.139Z (5 months ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 0.0%
- Dependent packages count: 0.0%
- Average: 100%
Maintainers (1)
- cielesti@protonmail.com

alpine-v3.23: py3-distro-pyc

Precompiled Python bytecode for py3-distro

Homepage: https://github.com/python-distro/distro
Licenses: Apache-2.0
Latest release: 1.9.0-r2 (published almost 2 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-04-08T21:07:43.062Z (5 months ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 0.0%
- Dependent packages count: 0.0%
- Average: 100%
Maintainers (1)
- cielesti@protonmail.com

debian-12: python-distro

Homepage: https://github.com/python-distro/distro
Documentation: https://packages.debian.org/bookworm/python-distro
Licenses: apache-2.0
Latest release: 1.8.0-1 (published 6 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-03-13T07:48:46.639Z (6 months ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 0.0%
- Dependent packages count: 0.0%
- Average: 100%

ubuntu-22.04: python-distro

Homepage: https://github.com/python-distro/distro
Licenses: apache-2.0
Latest release: 1.7.0-1 (published 7 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-03-06T20:45:21.152Z (6 months ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 0.0%
- Dependent packages count: 0.0%
- Average: 100%

guix: python-distro

OS platform information API

Homepage: https://github.com/python-distro/distro
Documentation: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/tree/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm#n28771
Licenses: asl2.0
Latest release: 1.9.0 (published 6 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-04-27T16:31:52.675Z (4 months ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 0.0%
- Dependent packages count: 0.0%
- Average: 100%

debian-13: python-distro

Homepage: https://github.com/python-distro/distro
Documentation: https://packages.debian.org/trixie/python-distro
Licenses: apache-2.0
Latest release: 1.9.0-1 (published 6 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-03-14T09:03:25.353Z (5 months ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 0.0%
- Dependent packages count: 0.0%
- Average: 100%

alpine-v3.19: py3-distro-pyc

Precompiled Python bytecode for py3-distro

Homepage: https://github.com/python-distro/distro
Licenses: Apache-2.0
Latest release: 1.8.0-r2 (published about 3 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-03-28T15:07:59.365Z (5 months ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 0.0%
- Dependent packages count: 0.0%
- Average: 100%
Maintainers (1)
- fabian@affolter-engineering.ch

alpine-v3.21: py3-distro

A Linux OS platform information API

Homepage: https://github.com/python-distro/distro
Licenses: Apache-2.0
Latest release: 1.9.0-r2 (published almost 2 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-03-28T14:08:04.074Z (5 months ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 0.0%
- Dependent packages count: 0.0%
- Average: 100%
Maintainers (1)
- cielesti@protonmail.com

alpine-v3.21: py3-distro-pyc

Precompiled Python bytecode for py3-distro

Homepage: https://github.com/python-distro/distro
Licenses: Apache-2.0
Latest release: 1.9.0-r2 (published almost 2 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-03-28T14:07:55.381Z (5 months ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 0.0%
- Dependent packages count: 0.0%
- Average: 100%
Maintainers (1)
- cielesti@protonmail.com

alpine-v3.23: py3-distro

A Linux OS platform information API

Homepage: https://github.com/python-distro/distro
Licenses: Apache-2.0
Latest release: 1.9.0-r2 (published almost 2 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-04-12T23:02:43.173Z (5 months ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 0.0%
- Dependent packages count: 0.0%
- Average: 100%
Maintainers (1)
- cielesti@protonmail.com

ubuntu-23.10: python-distro

Homepage: https://github.com/python-distro/distro
Licenses: apache-2.0
Latest release: 1.8.0-1 (published 7 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-03-09T20:09:22.497Z (6 months ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 0.0%
- Dependent packages count: 0.0%
- Average: 100%

ubuntu-24.04: python-distro

Homepage: https://github.com/python-distro/distro
Licenses: apache-2.0
Latest release: 1.9.0-1 (published 7 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-08-12T02:08:02.355Z (14 days ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 0.0%
- Dependent packages count: 0.0%
- Average: 100%

ubuntu-23.04: python-distro

Homepage: https://github.com/python-distro/distro
Licenses: apache-2.0
Latest release: 1.8.0-1 (published 7 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-03-11T02:03:55.701Z (6 months ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 0.0%
- Dependent packages count: 0.0%
- Average: 100%

ubuntu-24.10: python-distro

Homepage: https://github.com/python-distro/distro
Licenses: apache-2.0
Latest release: 1.9.0-1 (published 7 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-03-08T06:29:32.953Z (6 months ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 0.0%
- Dependent packages count: 0.0%
- Average: 100%

alpine-v3.19: py3-distro

A Linux OS platform information API

Homepage: https://github.com/python-distro/distro
Licenses: Apache-2.0
Latest release: 1.8.0-r2 (published about 3 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-03-28T15:08:10.167Z (5 months ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent repos count: 0.0%
- Dependent packages count: 0.0%
- Average: 100%
Maintainers (1)
- fabian@affolter-engineering.ch

Dependencies

dev-requirements.txt pypi

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mypy *
pre-commit ==2.13.0
pytest *
pytest-cov *
sphinx >=1.1

.github/workflows/ci.yaml actions

actions/checkout v3 composite
actions/setup-python v4 composite
codecov/codecov-action v3 composite

.github/workflows/deploy.yml actions

actions/checkout v3 composite
actions/setup-python v4 composite

pyproject.toml pypi