RE: make check: log_tests.py failed

> All of our python test scripts are doing this:
>
> # The `svntest' module
> try:
> import svntest
> except SyntaxError:
> sys.stderr.write('[SKIPPED] ')
> print "<<< Please make sure you have Python 2 or better! >>>"
> traceback.print_exc(None,sys.stdout)
> raise SystemExit
>
> ...is this not enough?
>

Personally I'd not use the SyntaxError exception to detect version mismatch.
You are overloading the exception with two meanings. (1) get a newer
python and (2) subversion script has a bug in it.

I'd recommend you check for Python 2.1.1 as a min version as its been
out a while, has binary kits for major platforms and is the maintenance
version of 2.1.

                Barry

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Received on Sat Oct 21 14:36:50 2006