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18055	check early on for python < 2.6 and provide clear message	Preston Holmes	nobody	"With a number of areas in Django now being changed to remove 2.5 compatibility, it would make sense to check the python version very early on and give a clear message that Django requires Python >= 2.6

I've modeled the patch on how iPython handles it

"	Cleanup/optimization	closed	Core (Other)	dev	Normal	invalid	installation		Design decision needed	1	0	0	0	0	0