--- a/MoinMoin/support/python_compatibility.py	Tue Sep 06 00:21:08 2016 +0200
+++ b/MoinMoin/support/python_compatibility.py	Tue Sep 06 00:26:46 2016 +0200
@@ -1,67 +1,27 @@
 """
     MoinMoin - Support Package
 
-    Stuff for compatibility with older Python versions
+    Was: Stuff for compatibility with Python < 2.7. Just a dummy now.
 
     @copyright: 2007 Heinrich Wendel <heinrich.wendel@gmail.com>,
                 2009 MoinMoin:ThomasWaldmann
     @license: GNU GPL, see COPYING for details.
 """
 
-min_req_exc = Exception("Minimum requirement for MoinMoin is Python 2.4.")
-
-try:
-    import string
-    rsplit = string.rsplit # Python >= 2.4 needed
-except AttributeError:
-    raise min_req_exc
-
-try:
-    sorted = sorted # Python >= 2.4 needed
-except NameError:
-    raise min_req_exc
-
-try:
-    set = set # Python >= 2.4 needed
-    frozenset = frozenset
-except NameError:
-    raise min_req_exc
-
-
-try:
-    from functools import partial # Python >= 2.5 needed
-except (NameError, ImportError):
-    class partial(object):
-        def __init__(*args, **kw):
-            self = args[0]
-            self.fn, self.args, self.kw = (args[1], args[2:], kw)
+import string
 
-        def __call__(self, *args, **kw):
-            if kw and self.kw:
-                d = self.kw.copy()
-                d.update(kw)
-            else:
-                d = kw or self.kw
-            return self.fn(*(self.args + args), **d)
-
+rsplit = string.rsplit
 
-try:
-    import hashlib, hmac # Python >= 2.5 needed
-    hash_new = hashlib.new
-    def hmac_new(key, msg, digestmod=hashlib.sha1):
-        return hmac.new(key, msg, digestmod)
+sorted = sorted
 
-except (NameError, ImportError):
-    import sha
-    def hash_new(name, string=''):
-        if name in ('SHA1', 'sha1'):
-            return sha.new(string)
-        elif name in ('MD5', 'md5'):
-            import md5
-            return md5.new(string)
-        raise ValueError("unsupported hash type")
+set = set
+frozenset = frozenset
 
-    def hmac_new(key, msg, digestmod=sha):
-        import hmac
-        return hmac.new(key, msg, digestmod)
+from functools import partial
 
+import hashlib, hmac
+
+hash_new = hashlib.new
+
+def hmac_new(key, msg, digestmod=hashlib.sha1):
+    return hmac.new(key, msg, digestmod)