1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 88893df7..a6a10814 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ def howto_install_setuptools():
    Then you could make eggs from this package.
 """)
 
+if sys.version_info[:2] < (2, 4):
+    print("ERROR: this package requires Python 2.4 or later!")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
 try:
     from setuptools import setup
     params = {