Clarifying that Python 2.6 is now required.

IPython/__init__.py

@@ -1,66 +1,66 b''
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # encoding: utf-8
 """
 IPython.
 
 IPython is a set of tools for interactive and exploratory computing in Python.
 """
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #  Copyright (C) 2008-2009  The IPython Development Team
 #
 #  Distributed under the terms of the BSD License.  The full license is in
 #  the file COPYING, distributed as part of this software.
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 import os
 import sys
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Setup everything
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-if sys.version[0:3] < '2.5':
-    raise ImportError('Python Version 2.5 or above is required for IPython.')
+if sys.version[0:3] < '2.6':
+    raise ImportError('Python Version 2.6 or above is required for IPython.')
 
 
 # Make it easy to import extensions - they are always directly on pythonpath.
 # Therefore, non-IPython modules can be added to extensions directory.
 # This should probably be in ipapp.py.
 sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "extensions"))
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Setup the top level names
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 from .config.loader import Config
 from .core import release
 from .core.application import Application
 from .core.ipapp import IPythonApp
 from .core.embed import embed
 from .core.error import TryNext
 from .core.iplib import InteractiveShell
 from .testing import test
 
 from .lib import (
     enable_wx, disable_wx,
     enable_gtk, disable_gtk,
     enable_qt4, disable_qt4,
     enable_tk, disable_tk,
     set_inputhook, clear_inputhook,
     current_gui, spin,
     appstart_qt4, appstart_wx,
     appstart_gtk, appstart_tk
 )
 
 # Release data
 __author__ = ''
 for author, email in release.authors.values():
     __author__ += author + ' <' + email + '>\n'
 __license__  = release.license
 __version__  = release.version
 __revision__ = release.revision