parameters: (attribute)
return_statement: return _distro.distro_release_attr(attribute)
docstring: Return a single named information item from the distro release file
  
      data source of the current OS distribution.
  
  
  
      Parameters:
  
  
  
      * ``attribute`` (string): Key of the information item.
  
  
  
      Returns:
  
  
  
      * (string): Value of the information item, if the item exists.
  
        The empty string, if the item does not exist.
  
  
  
      See `distro release file`_ for details about these information items.
function: def distro_release_attr(attribute):
  
      """
  
      Return a single named information item from the distro release file
  
      data source of the current OS distribution.
  
  
  
      Parameters:
  
  
  
      * ``attribute`` (string): Key of the information item.
  
  
  
      Returns:
  
  
  
      * (string): Value of the information item, if the item exists.
  
        The empty string, if the item does not exist.
  
  
  
      See `distro release file`_ for details about these information items.
  
      """
  
      return _distro.distro_release_attr(attribute)
function_tokens: def distro_release_attr ( attribute ) : return _distro . distro_release_attr ( attribute )