Python 2.4 support

[Stefano Rivera]

We aim to support python 2.4, however it doesn't really work:

python2.4 scripts/ibid-setup
Couldn't load apt plugin: No module named etree
Couldn't load bzr plugin: No module named etree
Couldn't load core plugin: 'botname'
Couldn't load crypto plugin: No module named hashlib
Couldn't load feeds plugin: No module named etree
Couldn't load games plugin: No module named etree
Couldn't load google plugin: No module named etree
Couldn't load imdb plugin: invalid syntax (imdb.py, line 6)
Couldn't load info plugin: No module named etree
Couldn't load knab plugin: No module named perl
Couldn't load lookup plugin: invalid syntax (lookup.py, line 9)
Couldn't load math plugin: invalid syntax (math.py, line 95)
Couldn't load memo plugin: No module named etree
Couldn't load misc plugin: No module named etree
Couldn't load network plugin: No module named etree
Couldn't load rfc plugin: No module named etree
Couldn't load seen plugin: No module named etree
Couldn't load tools plugin: No module named etree
Couldn't load trac plugin: No module named etree
Couldn't load url plugin: invalid syntax (url.py, line 36)
Database tables created

[Michael Gorven (mgorven)]

 status inprogress
 assignee stefanor

[Stefano Rivera (stefanor)]

Bug partly solved, however the absolute imports are still problematic

[Stefano Rivera (stefanor)]

Current state of 2.4: wokkel doesn't seem to work (looks like a hardy issue, not Python2.4 specific):
2009-10-26 11:09:44,636 ERROR core.reloader: Couldn't import ibid.source.jabber and instantiate ibid.source.jabber.SourceFactory
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/stefanor/projects/ibid/tibid/ibid/core.py", line 151, in load_source
    __import__(module)
  File "/home/stefanor/projects/ibid/tibid/ibid/source/jabber.py", line 3, in <module>
    from wokkel import client, xmppim, subprotocols
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/wokkel/client.py", line 18, in <module>
    from wokkel import generic
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/wokkel/generic.py", line 14, in <module>
    from twisted.words.protocols.jabber.xmlstream import toResponse
ImportError: cannot import name toResponse

and imdb + silc can't be loaded becasue we don't have absolute imports

[Stefano Rivera (stefanor)]

That solved the immediate problems. The wokkel + silc issues can be opened as new bugs if necessary.