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 should not use any Python 2.6 features inside the script itself. Also, you must do your version check before importing any of the modules requiring a new Python version.

E.g. start your script like so:

#!/usr/bin/env python
import sys

if sys.version_info[0] != 2 or sys.version_info[1] < 6:
    print("This script requires Python version 2.6")
    sys.exit(1)

# rest of script, including real initial imports, here