Fixed #16155 -- Removed Python 2.4 compatibility constructs from code and mentions from docs. Thanks Aymeric Augustin for the report and patch.

git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@16349 bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37

4 files changed, 5 insertions, 20 deletions

diff --git a/docs/topics/db/transactions.txt b/docs/topics/db/transactions.txt
index b2539d8f06..c316bbf143 100644
--- a/docs/topics/db/transactions.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/db/transactions.txt
@@ -79,9 +79,6 @@ These functions, described in detail below, can be used in two different ways:
                 # this code executes inside a transaction
                 # ...
 
-      This technique works with all supported version of Python (that is, with
-      Python 2.4 and greater).
-
     * As a `context manager`_ around a particular block of code::
 
             from django.db import transaction
@@ -96,8 +93,9 @@ These functions, described in detail below, can be used in two different ways:
                     # this code executes inside a transaction
                     # ...
 
-      The ``with`` statement is new in Python 2.5, and so this syntax can only
-      be used with Python 2.5 and above.
+Both techniques work with all supported version of Python. However, in Python
+2.5, you must add ``from __future__ import with_statement`` at the beginning
+of your module if you are using the ``with`` statement.
 
 .. _decorator: http://docs.python.org/glossary.html#term-decorator
 .. _context manager: http://docs.python.org/glossary.html#term-context-manager
diff --git a/docs/topics/install.txt b/docs/topics/install.txt
index ffa445f358..46d6615a82 100644
--- a/docs/topics/install.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/install.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Install Python
 
 Being a Python Web framework, Django requires Python.
 
-It works with any Python version from 2.4 to 2.7 (due to backwards
+It works with any Python version from 2.5 to 2.7 (due to backwards
 incompatibilities in Python 3.0, Django does not currently work with
 Python 3.0; see :doc:`the Django FAQ </faq/install>` for more
 information on supported Python versions and the 3.0 transition).
@@ -102,11 +102,6 @@ database bindings are installed.
   will also want to read the database-specific :ref:`notes for the MySQL
   backend <mysql-notes>`.
 
-* If you're using SQLite and Python 2.4, you'll need pysqlite_. Use version
-  2.0.3 or higher. Python 2.5 ships with an SQLite wrapper in the standard
-  library, so you don't need to install anything extra in that case. Please
-  read the :ref:`SQLite backend notes <sqlite-notes>`.
-
 * If you're using Oracle, you'll need a copy of cx_Oracle_, but please
   read the database-specific :ref:`notes for the Oracle backend <oracle-notes>`
   for important information regarding supported versions of both Oracle and
diff --git a/docs/topics/logging.txt b/docs/topics/logging.txt
index e2c9f72ea6..06050af899 100644
--- a/docs/topics/logging.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/logging.txt
@@ -441,10 +441,6 @@ Messages to this logger have the following extra context:
     * ``request``: The request object that generated the logging
       message.
 
-.. note::
-    Due to a limitation in the logging library, this extra
-    context is not available if you are using Python 2.4.
-
 ``django.db.backends``
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
@@ -462,10 +458,6 @@ For performance reasons, SQL logging is only enabled when
 ``settings.DEBUG`` is set to ``True``, regardless of the logging
 level or handlers that are installed.
 
-.. note::
-    Due to a limitation in the logging library, this extra
-    context is not available if you are using Python 2.4.
-
 Handlers
 --------
 
diff --git a/docs/topics/testing.txt b/docs/topics/testing.txt
index 3f25dfff9f..a21ad6a77e 100644
--- a/docs/topics/testing.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/testing.txt
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ module defines tests in class-based approach.
     adding some extremely useful features. To ensure that every Django
     project can benefit from these new features, Django ships with a
     copy of unittest2_, a copy of the Python 2.7 unittest library,
-    backported for Python 2.4 compatibility.
+    backported for Python 2.5 compatibility.
 
     To access this library, Django provides the
     ``django.utils.unittest`` module alias. If you are using Python