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diff --git a/git-fat b/git-fat
index f654fab..ce98fb8 100755
--- a/git-fat
+++ b/git-fat
@@ -14,6 +14,31 @@ import threading
 import time
 import collections
 
+try:
+    from subprocess import check_output
+    del check_output
+except ImportError:
+    def backport_check_output(*popenargs, **kwargs):
+        r"""Run command with arguments and return its output as a byte string.
+
+        Backported from Python 2.7 as it's implemented as pure python on stdlib.
+
+        >>> check_output(['/usr/bin/python', '--version'])
+        Python 2.6.2
+        """
+        process = subprocess.Popen(stdout=subprocess.PIPE, *popenargs, **kwargs)
+        output, unused_err = process.communicate()
+        retcode = process.poll()
+        if retcode:
+            cmd = kwargs.get("args")
+            if cmd is None:
+                cmd = popenargs[0]
+            error = subprocess.CalledProcessError(retcode, cmd)
+            error.output = output
+            raise error
+        return output
+    subprocess.check_output = backport_check_output
+
 BLOCK_SIZE = 4096
 
 def verbose_stderr(*args, **kwargs):