Blender works with python 2.6, our own import functions that replace pythons internal function needed updating for an extra in argument in 2.6.

if importing is not working blender should not crash (was crashing on exit)

source/blender/python/BPY_interface.c

@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
 PyObject *bpy_pydriver_Dict = NULL;
 PyObject *bpy_orig_syspath_List = NULL;
 
+
 /*
  * set up a weakref list for Armatures
  *    creates list in __main__ module dict 
@@ -194,7 +195,7 @@ void BPY_start_python( int argc, char **argv )
 	//stuff for Registry module
 	bpy_registryDict = PyDict_New(  );/* check comment at start of this file */
 	if( !bpy_registryDict )
-		printf( "Error: Couldn't create the Registry Python Dictionary!" );
+		printf( "Warning: Couldn't create the Registry Python Dictionary!" );
 	Py_SetProgramName( "blender" );
 
 	/* Py_Initialize() will attempt to import the site module and
@@ -222,11 +223,11 @@ void BPY_start_python( int argc, char **argv )
 	
 	//Start the interpreter
 	Py_Initialize(  );
+	
 	PySys_SetArgv( argc_copy, argv_copy );
-
 	/* Initialize thread support (also acquires lock) */
 	PyEval_InitThreads();
-
+	
 	//Overrides __import__
 	init_ourImport(  );
 	init_ourReload(  );
@@ -236,7 +237,6 @@ void BPY_start_python( int argc, char **argv )
 
 	//Look for a python installation
 	init_syspath( first_time ); /* not first_time: some msgs are suppressed */
-
 	py_tstate = PyGILState_GetThisThreadState();
 	PyEval_ReleaseThread(py_tstate);
 
@@ -289,9 +289,6 @@ void syspath_append( char *dirname )
 {
 	PyObject *mod_sys= NULL, *dict= NULL, *path= NULL, *dir= NULL;
 	short ok=1;
-	PyErr_Clear(  );
-
-	dir = PyString_FromString( dirname );
 
 	mod_sys = PyImport_ImportModule( "sys" );	/* new ref */
 	
@@ -303,16 +300,19 @@ void syspath_append( char *dirname )
 		}
 	} else {
 		/* cant get the sys module */
+		/* PyErr_Clear(); is called below */
 		ok = 0;
 	}
 	
+	dir = PyString_FromString( dirname );
+	
 	if (ok && PySequence_Contains(path, dir)==0) { /* Only add if we need to */
-		if (ok && PyList_Append( path, dir ) != 0) /* decref below */
+		if (PyList_Append( path, dir ) != 0) /* decref below */
 			ok = 0; /* append failed */
 	}
 	
 	if( (ok==0) || PyErr_Occurred(  ) )
-		fprintf(stderr, "could import or build sys.path\n" );
+		fprintf(stderr, "Warning: could import or build sys.path\n" );
 	
 	PyErr_Clear();
 	Py_DECREF( dir );
@@ -333,8 +333,10 @@ void init_syspath( int first_time )
 		d = PyModule_GetDict( mod );
 		EXPP_dict_set_item_str( d, "progname", PyString_FromString( bprogname ) );
 		Py_DECREF( mod );
-	} else
+	} else {
-		printf( "Warning: could not set Blender.sys.progname\n" );
+		printf( "Warning: could not set Blender.sys\n" );
+		PyErr_Clear();
+	}
 
 	progname = BLI_last_slash( bprogname );	/* looks for the last dir separator */
 
@@ -393,7 +395,8 @@ void init_syspath( int first_time )
 		
 		Py_DECREF( mod );
 	} else{
-		printf("import of sys module failed\n");
+		PyErr_Clear( );
+		printf("Warning: import of sys module failed\n");
 	}
 }
 
@@ -406,13 +409,14 @@ void BPY_rebuild_syspath( void )
 
 	mod = PyImport_ImportModule( "sys" );	
 	if (!mod) {
-		printf("error: could not import python sys module. some modules may not import.\n");
+		printf("Warning: could not import python sys module. some modules may not import.\n");
+		PyErr_Clear(  );
 		PyGILState_Release(gilstate);
 		return;
 	}
 	
 	if (!bpy_orig_syspath_List) { /* should never happen */
-		printf("error refershing python path\n");
+		printf("Warning: cant refresh python path, bpy_orig_syspath_List is NULL\n");
 		Py_DECREF(mod);
 		PyGILState_Release(gilstate);
 		return;
@@ -1228,6 +1232,8 @@ static int bpy_pydriver_create_dict(void)
 		PyDict_SetItemString(d, "Blender", mod);
 		PyDict_SetItemString(d, "b", mod);
 		Py_DECREF(mod);
+	} else {
+		PyErr_Clear();
 	}
 
 	mod = PyImport_ImportModule("math");
@@ -1245,6 +1251,8 @@ static int bpy_pydriver_create_dict(void)
 		PyDict_SetItemString(d, "noise", mod);
 		PyDict_SetItemString(d, "n", mod);
 		Py_DECREF(mod);
+	} else {
+		PyErr_Clear();
 	}
 
 	/* If there's a Blender text called pydrivers.py, import it.
@@ -1270,6 +1278,8 @@ static int bpy_pydriver_create_dict(void)
 			PyDict_SetItemString(d, "ob", fcn);
 			Py_DECREF(fcn);
 		}
+	} else {
+		PyErr_Clear();
 	}
 	
 	/* TODO - change these */
@@ -1282,6 +1292,8 @@ static int bpy_pydriver_create_dict(void)
 			PyDict_SetItemString(d, "me", fcn);
 			Py_DECREF(fcn);
 		}
+	} else {
+		PyErr_Clear();
 	}
 
 	/* ma(matname) == Blender.Material.Get(matname) */
@@ -1293,6 +1305,8 @@ static int bpy_pydriver_create_dict(void)
 			PyDict_SetItemString(d, "ma", fcn);
 			Py_DECREF(fcn);
 		}
+	} else {
+		PyErr_Clear();
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -2828,11 +2842,18 @@ static PyObject *blender_import( PyObject * self, PyObject * args )
 	char *name;
 	PyObject *globals = NULL, *locals = NULL, *fromlist = NULL;
 	PyObject *m;
-
+	//PyObject_Print(args, stderr, 0);
+#if (PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x02060000)
+	int dummy_val; /* what does this do?*/
+	
+	if( !PyArg_ParseTuple( args, "s|OOOi:bimport",
+			       &name, &globals, &locals, &fromlist, &dummy_val) )
+		return NULL;
+#else
 	if( !PyArg_ParseTuple( args, "s|OOO:bimport",
 			       &name, &globals, &locals, &fromlist ) )
 		return NULL;
-
+#endif
 	m = PyImport_ImportModuleEx( name, globals, locals, fromlist );
 
 	if( m )

source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_PythonInit.cpp

@@ -1077,9 +1077,17 @@ PyObject *KXpy_import(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
 	PyObject *fromlist = NULL;
 	PyObject *l, *m, *n;
 
+#if (PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x02060000)
+	int dummy_val; /* what does this do?*/
+	
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s|OOOi:m_import",
+	        &name, &globals, &locals, &fromlist, &dummy_val))
+	    return NULL;
+#else
 	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s|OOO:m_import",
 	        &name, &globals, &locals, &fromlist))
 	    return NULL;
+#endif
 
 	/* check for builtin modules */
 	m = PyImport_AddModule("sys");
@@ -1492,6 +1500,7 @@ int saveGamePythonConfig( char **marshal_buffer)
 		}
 		Py_DECREF(gameLogic);
 	} else {
+		PyErr_Clear();
 		printf("Error, GameLogic failed to import GameLogic.globalDict will be lost\n");
 	}
 	return marshal_length;
@@ -1523,6 +1532,7 @@ int loadGamePythonConfig(char *marshal_buffer, int marshal_length)
 				printf("Error could not marshall string\n");
 			}
 		} else {
+			PyErr_Clear();
 			printf("Error, GameLogic failed to import GameLogic.globalDict will be lost\n");
 		}	
 	}