Dropped support for Python 2.4

NEWS

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Bug fixes:
 Other changes:
 
 - Added support for Python 3.3.
+- Dropped support for Python 2.4. Please use Psycopg 2.4.x if you need it.
 - `~psycopg2.errorcodes` map updated to PostgreSQL 9.2.
 - Dropped Zope adapter from source repository. ZPsycopgDA now has its own
   project at <http://github.com/psycopg/ZPsycopgDA>.

doc/src/install.rst

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ mature as the C implementation yet.
 
 The current `!psycopg2` implementation supports:
 
-- Python 2 versions from 2.4 to 2.7
+- Python 2 versions from 2.5 to 2.7
 - Python 3 versions from 3.1 to 3.3
 - PostgreSQL versions from 7.4 to 9.2
 

lib/__init__.py

@@ -41,23 +41,6 @@ Homepage: http://initd.org/projects/psycopg2
 # Import modules needed by _psycopg to allow tools like py2exe to do
 # their work without bothering about the module dependencies.
 
-import sys, warnings
-if sys.version_info >= (2, 3):
-    try:
-        import datetime as _psycopg_needs_datetime
-    except:
-        warnings.warn(
-            "can't import datetime module probably needed by _psycopg",
-            RuntimeWarning)
-if sys.version_info >= (2, 4):
-    try:
-        import decimal as _psycopg_needs_decimal
-    except:
-        warnings.warn(
-            "can't import decimal module probably needed by _psycopg",
-            RuntimeWarning)
-del sys, warnings
-
 # Note: the first internal import should be _psycopg, otherwise the real cause
 # of a failed loading of the C module may get hidden, see
 # http://archives.postgresql.org/psycopg/2011-02/msg00044.php

psycopg/cursor_type.c

@@ -1358,7 +1358,7 @@ psyco_curs_copy_from(cursorObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
     PyObject *file, *columns = NULL, *res = NULL;
 
     if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs,
-        "O&s|ss" CONV_CODE_PY_SSIZE_T "O", kwlist,
+        "O&s|ssnO", kwlist,
         _psyco_curs_has_read_check, &file, &table_name, &sep, &null, &bufsize,
         &columns))
     {
@@ -1535,7 +1535,7 @@ psyco_curs_copy_expert(cursorObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
     static char *kwlist[] = {"sql", "file", "size", NULL};
 
     if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs,
-        "OO|" CONV_CODE_PY_SSIZE_T, kwlist, &sql, &file, &bufsize))
+        "OO|n", kwlist, &sql, &file, &bufsize))
     { return NULL; }
 
     EXC_IF_CURS_CLOSED(self);

psycopg/error_type.c

@@ -131,8 +131,6 @@ static struct PyGetSetDef error_getsets[] = {
 };
 
 
-#if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x02050000
-
 /* Error.__reduce__
  *
  * The method is required to make exceptions picklable: set the cursor
@@ -227,21 +225,10 @@ error:
     return rv;
 }
 
-#endif  /* PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x02050000 */
-
 static PyMethodDef error_methods[] = {
-#if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x02050000
+    /* Make Error and all its subclasses picklable. */
-    /* Make Error and all its subclasses picklable.
-     *
-     * TODO: this comment applied to the __reduce_ex__ implementation: now
-     * pickling may work on Py 2.4 too... but it's 2013 now.
-     *
-     * Don't do it it on Py 2.4: [__reduce_ex__] it is not used by the pickle
-     * protocol, and if called manually fails in an unsettling way,
-     * probably because the exceptions were old-style classes. */
     {"__reduce__", (PyCFunction)psyco_error_reduce, METH_NOARGS },
     {"__setstate__", (PyCFunction)psyco_error_setstate, METH_O },
-#endif
     {NULL}
 };
 

psycopg/lobject_type.c

@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ psyco_lobj_read(lobjectObject *self, PyObject *args)
     Py_ssize_t size = -1;
     char *buffer;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "|" CONV_CODE_PY_SSIZE_T,  &size)) return NULL;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "|n",  &size)) return NULL;
 
     EXC_IF_LOBJ_CLOSED(self);
     EXC_IF_LOBJ_LEVEL0(self);

psycopg/python.h

@@ -31,36 +31,12 @@
 #include <stringobject.h>
 #endif
 
-#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x02040000
-#  error "psycopg requires Python >= 2.4"
-#endif
-
 #if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x02050000
-/* Function missing in Py 2.4 */
+#  error "psycopg requires Python >= 2.5"
-#define PyErr_WarnEx(cat,msg,lvl) PyErr_Warn(cat,msg)
-#endif
-
-#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x02050000 && !defined(PY_SSIZE_T_MIN)
-  typedef int Py_ssize_t;
-  #define PY_SSIZE_T_MIN INT_MIN
-  #define PY_SSIZE_T_MAX INT_MAX
-  #define PY_FORMAT_SIZE_T ""
-  #define PyInt_FromSsize_t(x) PyInt_FromLong((x))
-
-  #define lenfunc inquiry
-  #define ssizeargfunc intargfunc
-  #define readbufferproc getreadbufferproc
-  #define writebufferproc getwritebufferproc
-  #define segcountproc getsegcountproc
-  #define charbufferproc getcharbufferproc
-
-  #define CONV_CODE_PY_SSIZE_T "i"
-#else
-  #define CONV_CODE_PY_SSIZE_T "n"
 #endif
 
 /* hash() return size changed around version 3.2a4 on 64bit platforms.  Before
- *   this, the return size was always a long, regardless of arch.  ~3.2 
+ *   this, the return size was always a long, regardless of arch.  ~3.2
  *   introduced the Py_hash_t & Py_uhash_t typedefs with the resulting sizes
  *   based upon arch. */
 #if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x030200A4
@@ -76,11 +52,6 @@ typedef unsigned long Py_uhash_t;
 #define PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(x,n) PyObject_HEAD_INIT(x) n,
 #endif
 
-/* Missing at least in Python 2.4 */
-#ifndef Py_MEMCPY
-#define Py_MEMCPY memcpy
-#endif
-
 /* FORMAT_CODE_PY_SSIZE_T is for Py_ssize_t: */
 #define FORMAT_CODE_PY_SSIZE_T "%" PY_FORMAT_SIZE_T "d"
 

tests/test_types_basic.py

@@ -22,10 +22,7 @@
 # FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public
 # License for more details.
 
-try:
+import decimal
-    import decimal
-except:
-    pass
 
 import sys
 from functools import wraps
@@ -66,10 +63,6 @@ class TypesBasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.failUnless(s == 1971, "wrong integer quoting: " + str(s))
         s = self.execute("SELECT %s AS foo", (1971L,))
         self.failUnless(s == 1971L, "wrong integer quoting: " + str(s))
-        if sys.version_info[0:2] < (2, 4):
-            s = self.execute("SELECT %s AS foo", (19.10,))
-            self.failUnless(abs(s - 19.10) < 0.001,
-                        "wrong float quoting: " + str(s))
 
     def testBoolean(self):
         x = self.execute("SELECT %s as foo", (False,))
@@ -78,21 +71,18 @@ class TypesBasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assert_(x is True)
 
     def testDecimal(self):
-        if sys.version_info[0:2] >= (2, 4):
+        s = self.execute("SELECT %s AS foo", (decimal.Decimal("19.10"),))
-            s = self.execute("SELECT %s AS foo", (decimal.Decimal("19.10"),))
+        self.failUnless(s - decimal.Decimal("19.10") == 0,
-            self.failUnless(s - decimal.Decimal("19.10") == 0,
+                        "wrong decimal quoting: " + str(s))
-                            "wrong decimal quoting: " + str(s))
+        s = self.execute("SELECT %s AS foo", (decimal.Decimal("NaN"),))
-            s = self.execute("SELECT %s AS foo", (decimal.Decimal("NaN"),))
+        self.failUnless(str(s) == "NaN", "wrong decimal quoting: " + str(s))
-            self.failUnless(str(s) == "NaN", "wrong decimal quoting: " + str(s))
+        self.failUnless(type(s) == decimal.Decimal, "wrong decimal conversion: " + repr(s))
-            self.failUnless(type(s) == decimal.Decimal, "wrong decimal conversion: " + repr(s))
+        s = self.execute("SELECT %s AS foo", (decimal.Decimal("infinity"),))
-            s = self.execute("SELECT %s AS foo", (decimal.Decimal("infinity"),))
+        self.failUnless(str(s) == "NaN", "wrong decimal quoting: " + str(s))
-            self.failUnless(str(s) == "NaN", "wrong decimal quoting: " + str(s))
+        self.failUnless(type(s) == decimal.Decimal, "wrong decimal conversion: " + repr(s))
-            self.failUnless(type(s) == decimal.Decimal, "wrong decimal conversion: " + repr(s))
+        s = self.execute("SELECT %s AS foo", (decimal.Decimal("-infinity"),))
-            s = self.execute("SELECT %s AS foo", (decimal.Decimal("-infinity"),))
+        self.failUnless(str(s) == "NaN", "wrong decimal quoting: " + str(s))
-            self.failUnless(str(s) == "NaN", "wrong decimal quoting: " + str(s))
+        self.failUnless(type(s) == decimal.Decimal, "wrong decimal conversion: " + repr(s))
-            self.failUnless(type(s) == decimal.Decimal, "wrong decimal conversion: " + repr(s))
-        else:
-            return self.skipTest("decimal not available")
 
     def testFloatNan(self):
         try: