Require Python 2.7

debian/changelog

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 linkchecker (7.4-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * New upstream release.
+    + Requires Python >= 2.7
   * Use debhelper v8.
 
  -- Bastian Kleineidam <calvin@debian.org>  Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:25:46 +0100

debian/control

@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ Maintainer: Bastian Kleineidam <calvin@debian.org>
 Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 8),
                gettext,
                hardening-wrapper,
-               python-all-dev (>= 2.6.6-3),
+               python-all-dev (>= 2.7),
                qt4-dev-tools
-X-Python-Version: >= 2.6
+X-Python-Version: >= 2.7
 Standards-Version: 3.9.2
 Homepage: http://linkchecker.sourceforge.net/
 Vcs-Git: git://linkchecker.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/linkchecker/linkchecker

doc/development.txt

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Requirements
 On Mac OS X systems, using MacPorts, Fink or homebrew for software
 installation is recommended.
 
-- Install Python >= 2.6 from http://www.python.org/
+- Install Python >= 2.7 from http://www.python.org/
 
 - Qt4 SDK development tools from http://qt.nokia.com/downloads
   The binary "qcollectiongenerator" is used to generate the

doc/install.txt

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ First, install the required software.
    template from the source files, you will need xgettext with Python
    support. This is available in gettext >= 0.12.
 
-2. Python >= 2.6 from http://www.python.org/
+2. Python >= 2.7 from http://www.python.org/
    
    Be sure to also have installed the included distutils module.
    On most distributions, the distutils module is included in

doc/upgrading.txt

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ Upgrading
 
 Migrating from 7.3 to 7.4
 -------------------------
+Python 2.7 or newer is required (Python 3.x is not supported though).
+
 The deprecated options --interactive, --priority and --allow-root
 have been removed from the commandline client.
 

linkcheck/__init__.py

@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ Main function module for link checking.
 # imports and checks
 import sys
 if not (hasattr(sys, 'version_info') or
-        sys.version_info < (2, 6, 0, 'final', 0)):
-    raise SystemExit("This program requires Python 2.6 or later.")
+        sys.version_info < (2, 7, 0, 'final', 0)):
+    raise SystemExit("This program requires Python 2.7 or later.")
 import os
 import re
 

setup.py

@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ It includes the following features:
 
 import sys
 if not (hasattr(sys, 'version_info') or
-        sys.version_info < (2, 6, 0, 'final', 0)):
-    raise SystemExit("This program requires Python 2.6 or later.")
+        sys.version_info < (2, 7, 0, 'final', 0)):
+    raise SystemExit("This program requires Python 2.7 or later.")
 import os
 import re
 import subprocess