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Fix chip detection failure on Alpine Linux and other non-standard distros #414

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14 changes: 10 additions & 4 deletions adafruit_platformdetect/chip.py
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Expand Up @@ -363,6 +363,9 @@ def _linux_id(self) -> Optional[str]:
if self.detector.check_dt_compatible_value("particle,tachyon"):
return chips.QCM6490

if self.detector.check_dt_compatible_value("brcm,bcm2"):
return chips.BCM2XXX

linux_id = None
hardware = self.detector.get_cpuinfo_field("Hardware")

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -446,9 +449,12 @@ def _linux_id(self) -> Optional[str]:
# convert it to a list and let the remaining
# conditions attempt.
if not linux_id:
hardware = [
entry.replace("\x00", "") for entry in compatible.split(",")
]
if compatible:
hardware = [
entry.replace("\x00", "") for entry in compatible.split(",")
]
else:
hardware = []

if not linux_id:
if "AM33XX" in hardware:
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -499,7 +505,7 @@ def __getattr__(self, attr: str) -> bool:
list of constants at the top of this module for available options.
"""
if attr == "id":
raise AttributeError() # Avoid infinite recursion
raise AttributeError("id") # Avoid infinite recursion
if self.id == attr:
return True
return False
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