Python versions < 2.6

[bbn]

Using Python 2.5.6 on a mac laptop. Trying to import the library but it fails trying to import json library. I can add one easily enough, but I imagine you want this to work out of the box as much as possible!

Python 2.5.6 (r256:88840, Jul 31 2011, 19:30:45) 
[GCC 4.2.1 (Based on Apple Inc. build 5658) (LLVM build 2335.15.00)] on darwin
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>>> from simperium.core import Auth
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "simperium/core.py", line 6, in <module>
    import json
ImportError: No module named json
>>> 

[bbn]

OK, obvs the issue is that I am using a version of Python < 2.6, which is when the json library was added. I have been keeping my python at 2.5.x because that's the default for app engine. I think it would be great to support versions of Python prior to 2.6, but recommend that for now at the very least your documentation note the requirement of Python 2.6.

[bbn]

Also discovered another 2.6+ compatibility problem: the timeout attribute in urllib2.urlopen. Have worked around it in my fork. Can send you a pull request if you want to support < 2.6.

[cablehead]

Yeah, could you send through a pull request bbn. Curious as to the approach you used for the missing timeout in urllib2.urlopen. Gotcha re the json import. I'll add a conditional import which pulls in simplejson if the builtin json isn't available.

[cablehead]

Actually, can see the change here: bbn@ff7e90f -- Nice, I'll update our version with this approach.

[cablehead]

Thanks bbn, I've incorporated these changes. Rather than including simplejson in our repo, I've made it a conditional dependency in setup.py for python clients < 2.6

[bbn]

glad if I helped!