Ticket #18055: version-check.diff

django/__init__.py

@@ +1 @@
+import sys
+
 VERSION = (1, 5, 0, 'alpha', 0)
 
+# Don't forget to also update setup.py when this changes!
+if sys.version[0:3] < '2.6':
+    raise ImportError('Python Version 2.6 or above is required for Django.')
+
 def get_version(version=None):
     """Derives a PEP386-compliant version number from VERSION."""
     if version is None:

setup.py

@@ -4 +4 @@
 import os
 import sys
 
+# This check is also made in Django/__init__, don't forget to update both when
+# changing Python version requirements.
+if sys.version[0:3] < '2.6':
+    error = """\
+ERROR: 'Django requires Python Version 2.6 or above.'
+Exiting."""
+    print >> sys.stderr, error
+    sys.exit(1)
+
 class osx_install_data(install_data):
     # On MacOS, the platform-specific lib dir is /System/Library/Framework/Python/.../
     # which is wrong. Python 2.5 supplied with MacOS 10.5 has an Apple-specific fix