[issue31211] distutils/util.py get_platform() does not identify linux-i686 platforms

Steve Dower added the comment: Distutils is now deprecated (see PEP 632) and all tagged issues are being closed. From now until removal, only release blocking issues will be considered for distutils. If this issue does not relate to distutils, please remove the component and reopen it. If

[issue31211] distutils/util.py get_platform() does not identify linux-i686 platforms

Éric Araujo added the comment: > both wheel/pip makes calls to distutils.util.get_platform(). Fixing it in one > location > would fix it across the board. True, but it may have unintended effects in other places that disrupt or break parts of the CPython build process, or downstream packaging

[issue31211] distutils/util.py get_platform() does not identify linux-i686 platforms

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[issue31211] distutils/util.py get_platform() does not identify linux-i686 platforms

Siming Yuan added the comment: Hi Eric I understand where you are coming from, but I disagree with having to raise this to 3rd party tools. both wheel/pip makes calls to distutils.util.get_platform(). Fixing it in one location would fix it across the board. In addition, taking setuptools &

[issue31211] distutils/util.py get_platform() does not identify linux-i686 platforms

Éric Araujo added the comment: Hello! Your analysis sounds right, but this is the wrong place. distutils doesn’t know about wheels, it’s setuptools and/or the wheel module that generate them, and pip and others who consumes them. Please report the issue to the setuptools and/or wheel bug

[issue31211] distutils/util.py get_platform() does not identify linux-i686 platforms

New submission from Siming Yuan: in CentOS installations where both 32 and 64 bit libraries can co exist, and when python is compiled to run with 32-bit libraries (i686) >>> from distutils.util import get_platform >>> get_platform() 'linux-x86_64' because the api only looks at OS flavor and