Jan Beulich wrote:
>>>> Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com> 10.03.09 14:44 >>>
>> Which makes me think at least the hashlib one needs a more sophisticated
>> approach so it keeps working on pre-2.5 versions ...
> 
> Something like this (I had hoped this would have been submitted long ago,
> but apparently it wasn't even attempted).

> -import sha
> +try:
> +    import hashlib # python v2.6 or newer
> +except ImportError:
> +    import sha # python v2.5 or older

Well, due to the renaming (sha.sha -> hashlib.sha1) it isn't *that*
easy.  Patch below could work.  WARNING: untested.

cheers,
  Gerd