From 0383e8729d447f6f5f225f2e8317f65bb9eb6a22 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dan Lipsitt <danlipsitt@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 May 2015 11:32:10 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Use python date format code instead of shelling out.

---
 stdeb/util.py | 9 +++------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/stdeb/util.py b/stdeb/util.py
index c7321131..14e09376 100644
--- a/stdeb/util.py
+++ b/stdeb/util.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import tempfile
 import stdeb
 from stdeb import log, __version__ as __stdeb_version__
+from email.utils import formatdate
 
 if hasattr(os,'link'):
     link_func = os.link
@@ -256,12 +257,8 @@ def normstr(s):
     return result
 
 def get_date_822():
-    """return output of 822-date command"""
-    cmd = '/bin/date'
-    if not os.path.exists(cmd):
-        raise ValueError('%s command does not exist.'%cmd)
-    args = [cmd,'-R']
-    result = get_cmd_stdout(args).strip()
+    """return date string in rfc 822 format"""
+    result = formatdate()
     result = normstr(result)
     return result