[EASY DOC] Python 2: document that platform.linux_distribution() has been removed

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BPO	33600
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PRs	[2.7] bpo-33600: document that platform.linux_distribution() has been removed #7281

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The platform.linux_distribution() function has been removed from the future Python 3.8. The removal should be documented in Python 2.7 documentation, and mention the alternative.

Python 2 documenation:
https://docs.python.org/2/library/platform.html#platform.linux_distribution

Python 3 documentation with the deprecation warning:
https://docs.python.org/3/library/platform.html#platform.linux_distribution

IMHO it's too late to deprecate the function from Python 2. We should only add a quick note.

Function removed in: bpo-28167.

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New changeset 7b9b87e by Victor Stinner (Timo Furrer) in branch '2.7':
bpo-33600: document that platform.linux_distribution() has been removed (GH-7281)
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