Bug#849058: python-debian: Use ‘distro-info’ data for Debian versions

[Ben Finney]

Control: tags -1 + patch

On 22-Dec-2016, Paul Gevers wrote:

> Disclaimer: I haven't actually checked how this function is used anywhere, but
> I assume it makes sense to add all known Debian release names, especially add
> stretch before stretch is released.

Rather than duplicating the code names hard-coded in this package
source and having that get out of date every time Debian releases, I
have implemented a change so that the existing ‘distro-info’ data is
read to determine valid Debian code names.

My suggested implementation for this is at
<URL:https://git.fosscommunity.in/bignose/debian_python-debian/tree/wip/feature/releases-from-data>,
the ‘wip/feature/releases-from-data’ branch.

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Ben Finney <bignose at debian.org>
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