diff --git a/IPython/Extensions/ipy_stock_completers.py b/IPython/Extensions/ipy_stock_completers.py
index 1acfc46..a65ceb2 100755
--- a/IPython/Extensions/ipy_stock_completers.py
+++ b/IPython/Extensions/ipy_stock_completers.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ update  upgrade
 
 """
 import IPython.ipapi
-import glob,os,shlex
+import glob,os,shlex,sys
 
 ip = IPython.ipapi.get()
 
@@ -49,10 +49,16 @@ pkg_cache = None
 
 def module_completer(self,event):    
     """ Give completions after user has typed 'import' """
-    
+    
+    # only a local version for py 2.4, pkgutil has no walk_packages() there
+    if sys.version_info < (2,5):
+        for el in [f[:-3] for f in glob.glob("*.py")]:
+            yield el
+        return
+
     global pkg_cache
     import pkgutil,imp,time
-    #current = 
+    #current = 
     if pkg_cache is None:
         print "\n\n[Standby while scanning modules, this can take a while]\n\n"
         pkg_cache = list(pkgutil.walk_packages())
@@ -121,4 +127,4 @@ def cd_completer(self, event):
         return [relpath]
     return found
 
-ip.set_hook('complete_command', cd_completer, str_key = '%cd')
\ No newline at end of file
+ip.set_hook('complete_command', cd_completer, str_key = '%cd')