How to write Python code that is able to properly require a minimal python version?

Question

I would like to see if there is any way of requiring a minimal python version.

I have several python modules that are requiring Python 2.6 due to the new exception handl

Answer 1

You can take advantage of the fact that Python will do the right thing when comparing tuples:

#!/usr/bin/python
import sys
MIN_PYTHON = (2, 6)
if sys.version_info < MIN_PYTHON:
    sys.exit("Python %s.%s or later is required.\n" % MIN_PYTHON)