2.4 doesn't have any()

2 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lib/sqlalchemy/util/__init__.py b/lib/sqlalchemy/util/__init__.py
index b03d52a18..571294025 100644
--- a/lib/sqlalchemy/util/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/sqlalchemy/util/__init__.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from compat import callable, cmp, reduce, defaultdict, py25_dict, \
     threading, py3k_warning, jython, pypy, win32, set_types, buffer, pickle, \
     update_wrapper, partial, md5_hex, decode_slice, dottedgetter,\
-    parse_qsl
+    parse_qsl, any
 
 from _collections import NamedTuple, ImmutableContainer, immutabledict, \
     Properties, OrderedProperties, ImmutableProperties, OrderedDict, \
diff --git a/lib/sqlalchemy/util/compat.py b/lib/sqlalchemy/util/compat.py
index 493d14801..3a9209826 100644
--- a/lib/sqlalchemy/util/compat.py
+++ b/lib/sqlalchemy/util/compat.py
@@ -193,6 +193,16 @@ else:
     time_func = time.time 
 
 if sys.version_info >= (2, 5):
+    any = __builtin__.any
+else:
+    def any(iterator):
+        for item in iterator:
+            if bool(item):
+                return True
+        else:
+            return False
+
+if sys.version_info >= (2, 5):
     def decode_slice(slc):
         """decode a slice object as sent to __getitem__.