python 2.5.1 ship sitecustomize.py that enables some convenient features when

working with the interactive interpreter: attribute completion and persistent command history

4 files changed, 136 insertions, 83 deletions

diff --git a/contrib/python/generate-manifest-2.5.py b/contrib/python/generate-manifest-2.5.py
index 39031bf237..3419cab2e5 100755
--- a/contrib/python/generate-manifest-2.5.py
+++ b/contrib/python/generate-manifest-2.5.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
 # generate Python Manifest for the OpenEmbedded build system
-# (C) 2002-2007 Michael 'Mickey' Lauer <mlauer@vanille-media.de>
+# (C) 2002-2008 Michael 'Mickey' Lauer <mlauer@vanille-media.de>
 # (C) 2007 Jeremy Laine
 # licensed under MIT, see COPYING.MIT
 
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ import sys
 import time
 
 VERSION = "2.5.1"
-# increase when touching python-core, this should be the same ml version as in python_2.5.1.bb
-BASEREV = 6
+# increase when touching python-core, this should be the same ml version as in python_2.5.x.bb
+BASEREV = 7
 
-__author__ = "Michael 'Mickey' Lauer <mickey@Vanille.de>"
-__version__ = "20071205"
+__author__ = "Michael 'Mickey' Lauer <mlauer@vanille-media.de>"
+__version__ = "20080122"
 
 class MakefileMaker:
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class MakefileMaker:
         self.targetPrefix = "${libdir}/python%s/" % VERSION[:3]
         self.output = outfile
         self.out( "#" * 120 )
-        self.out( "### AUTO-GENERATED by '%s' [(C) 2002-2007 Michael 'Mickey' Lauer <mlauer@vanille-media.de>] on %s" % ( sys.argv[0], time.asctime() ) )
+        self.out( "### AUTO-GENERATED by '%s' [(C) 2002-2008 Michael 'Mickey' Lauer <mlauer@vanille-media.de>] on %s" % ( sys.argv[0], time.asctime() ) )
         self.out( "###" )
         self.out( "### Visit THE Python for Embedded Systems Site => http://www.Vanille.de/projects/python.spy" )
         self.out( "###" )
diff --git a/packages/python/python-2.5-manifest.inc b/packages/python/python-2.5-manifest.inc
index 165fd2ae60..edf5c7697f 100644
--- a/packages/python/python-2.5-manifest.inc
+++ b/packages/python/python-2.5-manifest.inc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ########################################################################################################################
-### AUTO-GENERATED by '../../contrib/python/generate-manifest-2.5.py' [(C) 2002-2007 Michael 'Mickey' Lauer <mlauer@vanille-media.de>] on Sun Jan 13 16:02:57 2008
+### AUTO-GENERATED by 'contrib/python/generate-manifest-2.5.py' [(C) 2002-2008 Michael 'Mickey' Lauer <mlauer@vanille-media.de>] on Tue Jan 22 04:03:18 2008
 ###
 ### Visit THE Python for Embedded Systems Site => http://www.Vanille.de/projects/python.spy
 ###
@@ -13,287 +13,287 @@ PROVIDES+="python-profile python-threading python-distutils python-textutils pyt
 PACKAGES="python-profile python-threading python-distutils python-textutils python-codecs python-ctypes python-pickle python-datetime python-core python-io python-compiler python-compression python-re python-xmlrpc python-terminal python-email python-image python-core-dbg python-resource python-devel python-math python-hotshot python-unixadmin python-syslog python-tkinter python-gdbm python-fcntl python-netclient python-pprint python-netserver python-curses python-smtpd python-html python-readline python-subprocess python-pydoc python-logging python-mailbox python-xml python-mime python-sqlite3 python-tests python-unittest python-stringold python-robotparser python-lib-old-and-deprecated python-compile python-debugger python-shell python-bsddb python-mmap python-zlib python-db python-crypt python-idle python-lang python-audio "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-profile="Python Basic Profiling Support"
-PR_python-profile="ml6"
+PR_python-profile="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-profile="python-core"
 FILES_python-profile="${libdir}/python2.5/profile.* ${libdir}/python2.5/pstats.* "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-threading="Python Threading & Synchronization Support"
-PR_python-threading="ml6"
+PR_python-threading="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-threading="python-core python-lang"
 FILES_python-threading="${libdir}/python2.5/_threading_local.* ${libdir}/python2.5/dummy_thread.* ${libdir}/python2.5/dummy_threading.* ${libdir}/python2.5/mutex.* ${libdir}/python2.5/threading.* ${libdir}/python2.5/Queue.* "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-distutils="Python Distribution Utilities"
-PR_python-distutils="ml6"
+PR_python-distutils="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-distutils="python-core"
 FILES_python-distutils="${libdir}/python2.5/config ${libdir}/python2.5/distutils "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-textutils="Python Option Parsing, Text Wrapping and Comma-Separated-Value Support"
-PR_python-textutils="ml6"
+PR_python-textutils="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-textutils="python-core python-io python-re python-stringold"
 FILES_python-textutils="${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/_csv.so ${libdir}/python2.5/csv.* ${libdir}/python2.5/optparse.* ${libdir}/python2.5/textwrap.* "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-codecs="Python Codecs, Encodings & i18n Support"
-PR_python-codecs="ml6"
+PR_python-codecs="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-codecs="python-core python-lang"
 FILES_python-codecs="${libdir}/python2.5/codecs.* ${libdir}/python2.5/encodings ${libdir}/python2.5/gettext.* ${libdir}/python2.5/locale.* ${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/_locale.so ${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/unicodedata.so ${libdir}/python2.5/stringprep.* ${libdir}/python2.5/xdrlib.* "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-ctypes="Python C Types Support"
-PR_python-ctypes="ml6"
+PR_python-ctypes="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-ctypes="python-core"
 FILES_python-ctypes="${libdir}/python2.5/ctypes ${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/_ctypes.so "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-pickle="Python Persistence Support"
-PR_python-pickle="ml6"
+PR_python-pickle="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-pickle="python-core python-codecs python-io python-re"
 FILES_python-pickle="${libdir}/python2.5/pickle.* ${libdir}/python2.5/shelve.* ${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/cPickle.so "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-datetime="Python Calendar and Time support"
-PR_python-datetime="ml6"
+PR_python-datetime="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-datetime="python-core python-codecs"
 FILES_python-datetime="${libdir}/python2.5/_strptime.* ${libdir}/python2.5/calendar.* ${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/datetime.so "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-core="Python Interpreter and core modules (needed!)"
-PR_python-core="ml6"
+PR_python-core="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-core=""
 FILES_python-core="${libdir}/python2.5/__future__.* ${libdir}/python2.5/copy.* ${libdir}/python2.5/copy_reg.* ${libdir}/python2.5/ConfigParser.* ${libdir}/python2.5/getopt.* ${libdir}/python2.5/linecache.* ${libdir}/python2.5/new.* ${libdir}/python2.5/os.* ${libdir}/python2.5/posixpath.* ${libdir}/python2.5/struct.* ${libdir}/python2.5/warnings.* ${libdir}/python2.5/site.* ${libdir}/python2.5/stat.* ${libdir}/python2.5/UserDict.* ${libdir}/python2.5/UserList.* ${libdir}/python2.5/UserString.* ${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/binascii.so ${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/_struct.so ${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/time.so ${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/xreadlines.so ${libdir}/python2.5/types.* ${bindir}/python* "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-io="Python Low-Level I/O"
-PR_python-io="ml6"
+PR_python-io="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-io="python-core python-math"
 FILES_python-io="${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/_socket.so ${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/_ssl.so ${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/select.so ${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/termios.so ${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/cStringIO.so ${libdir}/python2.5/pipes.* ${libdir}/python2.5/socket.* ${libdir}/python2.5/tempfile.* ${libdir}/python2.5/StringIO.* "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-compiler="Python Compiler Support"
-PR_python-compiler="ml6"
+PR_python-compiler="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-compiler="python-core"
 FILES_python-compiler="${libdir}/python2.5/compiler "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-compression="Python High Level Compression Support"
-PR_python-compression="ml6"
+PR_python-compression="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-compression="python-core python-zlib"
 FILES_python-compression="${libdir}/python2.5/gzip.* ${libdir}/python2.5/zipfile.* "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-re="Python Regular Expression APIs"
-PR_python-re="ml6"
+PR_python-re="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-re="python-core"
 FILES_python-re="${libdir}/python2.5/re.* ${libdir}/python2.5/sre.* ${libdir}/python2.5/sre_compile.* ${libdir}/python2.5/sre_constants* ${libdir}/python2.5/sre_parse.* "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-xmlrpc="Python XMLRPC Support"
-PR_python-xmlrpc="ml6"
+PR_python-xmlrpc="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-xmlrpc="python-core python-xml python-netserver python-lang"
 FILES_python-xmlrpc="${libdir}/python2.5/xmlrpclib.* ${libdir}/python2.5/SimpleXMLRPCServer.* "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-terminal="Python Terminal Controlling Support"
-PR_python-terminal="ml6"
+PR_python-terminal="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-terminal="python-core python-io"
 FILES_python-terminal="${libdir}/python2.5/pty.* ${libdir}/python2.5/tty.* "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-email="Python Email Support"
-PR_python-email="ml6"
+PR_python-email="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-email="python-core python-io python-re python-mime python-audio python-image"
 FILES_python-email="${libdir}/python2.5/email "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-image="Python Graphical Image Handling"
-PR_python-image="ml6"
+PR_python-image="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-image="python-core"
 FILES_python-image="${libdir}/python2.5/colorsys.* ${libdir}/python2.5/imghdr.* ${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/imageop.so ${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/rgbimg.so "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-core-dbg="Python core module debug information"
-PR_python-core-dbg="ml6"
+PR_python-core-dbg="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-core-dbg="python-core"
 FILES_python-core-dbg="${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/.debug ${bindir}/.debug ${libdir}/.debug "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-resource="Python Resource Control Interface"
-PR_python-resource="ml6"
+PR_python-resource="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-resource="python-core"
 FILES_python-resource="${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/resource.so "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-devel="Python Development Package"
-PR_python-devel="ml6"
+PR_python-devel="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-devel="python-core"
 FILES_python-devel="${includedir} ${libdir}/python2.5/config "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-math="Python Math Support"
-PR_python-math="ml6"
+PR_python-math="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-math="python-core"
 FILES_python-math="${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/cmath.so ${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/math.so ${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/_random.so ${libdir}/python2.5/random.* ${libdir}/python2.5/sets.* "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-hotshot="Python Hotshot Profiler"
-PR_python-hotshot="ml6"
+PR_python-hotshot="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-hotshot="python-core"
 FILES_python-hotshot="${libdir}/python2.5/hotshot ${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/_hotshot.so "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-unixadmin="Python Unix Administration Support"
-PR_python-unixadmin="ml6"
+PR_python-unixadmin="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-unixadmin="python-core"
 FILES_python-unixadmin="${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/nis.so ${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/grp.so ${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/pwd.so ${libdir}/python2.5/getpass.* "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-syslog="Python's syslog Interface"
-PR_python-syslog="ml6"
+PR_python-syslog="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-syslog="python-core"
 FILES_python-syslog="${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/syslog.so "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-tkinter="Python Tcl/Tk Bindings"
-PR_python-tkinter="ml6"
+PR_python-tkinter="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-tkinter="python-core"
 FILES_python-tkinter="${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/_tkinter.so ${libdir}/python2.5/lib-tk "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-gdbm="Python GNU Database Support"
-PR_python-gdbm="ml6"
+PR_python-gdbm="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-gdbm="python-core"
 FILES_python-gdbm="${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/gdbm.so "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-fcntl="Python's fcntl Interface"
-PR_python-fcntl="ml6"
+PR_python-fcntl="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-fcntl="python-core"
 FILES_python-fcntl="${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/fcntl.so "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-netclient="Python Internet Protocol Clients"
-PR_python-netclient="ml6"
+PR_python-netclient="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-netclient="python-core python-crypt python-datetime python-io python-lang python-logging python-mime"
 FILES_python-netclient="${libdir}/python2.5/*Cookie*.* ${libdir}/python2.5/base64.* ${libdir}/python2.5/cookielib.* ${libdir}/python2.5/ftplib.* ${libdir}/python2.5/gopherlib.* ${libdir}/python2.5/hmac.* ${libdir}/python2.5/httplib.* ${libdir}/python2.5/mimetypes.* ${libdir}/python2.5/nntplib.* ${libdir}/python2.5/poplib.* ${libdir}/python2.5/smtplib.* ${libdir}/python2.5/telnetlib.* ${libdir}/python2.5/urllib.* ${libdir}/python2.5/urllib2.* ${libdir}/python2.5/urlparse.* "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-pprint="Python Pretty-Print Support"
-PR_python-pprint="ml6"
+PR_python-pprint="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-pprint="python-core"
 FILES_python-pprint="${libdir}/python2.5/pprint.* "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-netserver="Python Internet Protocol Servers"
-PR_python-netserver="ml6"
+PR_python-netserver="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-netserver="python-core python-netclient"
 FILES_python-netserver="${libdir}/python2.5/cgi.* ${libdir}/python2.5/BaseHTTPServer.* ${libdir}/python2.5/SimpleHTTPServer.* ${libdir}/python2.5/SocketServer.* "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-curses="Python Curses Support"
-PR_python-curses="ml6"
+PR_python-curses="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-curses="python-core"
 FILES_python-curses="${libdir}/python2.5/curses ${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/_curses.so ${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/_curses_panel.so "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-smtpd="Python Simple Mail Transport Daemon"
-PR_python-smtpd="ml6"
+PR_python-smtpd="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-smtpd="python-core python-netserver python-email python-mime"
 FILES_python-smtpd="${bindir}/smtpd.* "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-html="Python HTML Processing"
-PR_python-html="ml6"
+PR_python-html="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-html="python-core"
 FILES_python-html="${libdir}/python2.5/formatter.* ${libdir}/python2.5/htmlentitydefs.* ${libdir}/python2.5/htmllib.* ${libdir}/python2.5/markupbase.* ${libdir}/python2.5/sgmllib.* "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-readline="Python Readline Support"
-PR_python-readline="ml6"
+PR_python-readline="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-readline="python-core"
 FILES_python-readline="${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/readline.so ${libdir}/python2.5/rlcompleter.* "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-subprocess="Python Subprocess Support"
-PR_python-subprocess="ml6"
+PR_python-subprocess="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-subprocess="python-core python-io python-re python-fcntl python-pickle"
 FILES_python-subprocess="${libdir}/python2.5/subprocess.* "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-pydoc="Python Interactive Help Support"
-PR_python-pydoc="ml6"
+PR_python-pydoc="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-pydoc="python-core python-lang python-stringold python-re"
 FILES_python-pydoc="${bindir}/pydoc ${libdir}/python2.5/pydoc.* "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-logging="Python Logging Support"
-PR_python-logging="ml6"
+PR_python-logging="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-logging="python-core python-io python-lang python-stringold"
 FILES_python-logging="${libdir}/python2.5/logging "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-mailbox="Python Mailbox Format Support"
-PR_python-mailbox="ml6"
+PR_python-mailbox="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-mailbox="python-core python-mime"
 FILES_python-mailbox="${libdir}/python2.5/mailbox.* "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-xml="Python basic XML support."
-PR_python-xml="ml6"
+PR_python-xml="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-xml="python-core python-re python-netclient"
 FILES_python-xml="${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/pyexpat.so ${libdir}/python2.5/xml ${libdir}/python2.5/xmllib.* "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-mime="Python MIME Handling APIs"
-PR_python-mime="ml6"
+PR_python-mime="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-mime="python-core python-io"
 FILES_python-mime="${libdir}/python2.5/mimetools.* ${libdir}/python2.5/uu.* ${libdir}/python2.5/quopri.* ${libdir}/python2.5/rfc822.* "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-sqlite3="Python Sqlite3 Database Support"
-PR_python-sqlite3="ml6"
+PR_python-sqlite3="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-sqlite3="python-core"
 FILES_python-sqlite3="${libdir}/python2.5/sqlite3 "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-tests="Python Tests"
-PR_python-tests="ml6"
+PR_python-tests="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-tests="python-core"
 FILES_python-tests="${libdir}/python2.5/test "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-unittest="Python Unit Testing Framework"
-PR_python-unittest="ml6"
+PR_python-unittest="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-unittest="python-core python-stringold python-lang"
 FILES_python-unittest="${libdir}/python2.5/unittest.* "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-stringold="Python String APIs [deprecated]"
-PR_python-stringold="ml6"
+PR_python-stringold="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-stringold="python-core python-re"
 FILES_python-stringold="${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/strop.so ${libdir}/python2.5/string.* "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-robotparser="Python robots.txt parser"
-PR_python-robotparser="ml6"
+PR_python-robotparser="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-robotparser="python-core python-netclient"
 FILES_python-robotparser="${libdir}/python2.5/robotparser.* "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-lib-old-and-deprecated="Python Deprecated Libraries"
-PR_python-lib-old-and-deprecated="ml6"
+PR_python-lib-old-and-deprecated="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-lib-old-and-deprecated="python-core"
 FILES_python-lib-old-and-deprecated="${libdir}/python2.5/lib-old "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-compile="Python Bytecode Compilation Support"
-PR_python-compile="ml6"
+PR_python-compile="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-compile="python-core"
 FILES_python-compile="${libdir}/python2.5/py_compile.* ${libdir}/python2.5/compileall.* "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-debugger="Python Debugger"
-PR_python-debugger="ml6"
+PR_python-debugger="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-debugger="python-core python-io python-lang python-re python-stringold python-shell"
 FILES_python-debugger="${libdir}/python2.5/bdb.* ${libdir}/python2.5/pdb.* "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-shell="Python Shell-Like Functionality"
-PR_python-shell="ml6"
+PR_python-shell="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-shell="python-core python-re"
 FILES_python-shell="${libdir}/python2.5/cmd.* ${libdir}/python2.5/commands.* ${libdir}/python2.5/dircache.* ${libdir}/python2.5/fnmatch.* ${libdir}/python2.5/glob.* ${libdir}/python2.5/popen2.* ${libdir}/python2.5/shutil.* "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-bsddb="Python Berkeley Database Bindings"
-PR_python-bsddb="ml6"
+PR_python-bsddb="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-bsddb="python-core"
 FILES_python-bsddb="${libdir}/python2.5/bsddb "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-mmap="Python Memory-Mapped-File Support"
-PR_python-mmap="ml6"
+PR_python-mmap="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-mmap="python-core python-io"
 FILES_python-mmap="${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/mmap.so "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-zlib="Python zlib Support."
-PR_python-zlib="ml6"
+PR_python-zlib="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-zlib="python-core"
 FILES_python-zlib="${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/zlib.so "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-db="Python File-Based Database Support"
-PR_python-db="ml6"
+PR_python-db="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-db="python-core"
 FILES_python-db="${libdir}/python2.5/anydbm.* ${libdir}/python2.5/dumbdbm.* ${libdir}/python2.5/whichdb.* "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-crypt="Python Basic Cryptographic and Hashing Support"
-PR_python-crypt="ml6"
+PR_python-crypt="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-crypt="python-core"
 FILES_python-crypt="${libdir}/python2.5/hashlib.* ${libdir}/python2.5/md5.* ${libdir}/python2.5/sha.* ${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/crypt.so ${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/_hashlib.so ${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/_sha256.so ${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/_sha512.so "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-idle="Python Integrated Development Environment"
-PR_python-idle="ml6"
+PR_python-idle="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-idle="python-core python-tkinter"
 FILES_python-idle="${bindir}/idle ${libdir}/python2.5/idlelib "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-lang="Python Low-Level Language Support"
-PR_python-lang="ml6"
+PR_python-lang="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-lang="python-core"
 FILES_python-lang="${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/array.so ${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/parser.so ${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/operator.so ${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/_weakref.so ${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/itertools.so ${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/collections.so ${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/_bisect.so ${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/_heapq.so ${libdir}/python2.5/atexit.* ${libdir}/python2.5/bisect.* ${libdir}/python2.5/code.* ${libdir}/python2.5/codeop.* ${libdir}/python2.5/dis.* ${libdir}/python2.5/heapq.* ${libdir}/python2.5/inspect.* ${libdir}/python2.5/keyword.* ${libdir}/python2.5/opcode.* ${libdir}/python2.5/repr.* ${libdir}/python2.5/token.* ${libdir}/python2.5/tokenize.* ${libdir}/python2.5/traceback.* ${libdir}/python2.5/linecache.* ${libdir}/python2.5/weakref.* "
 
 DESCRIPTION_python-audio="Python Audio Handling"
-PR_python-audio="ml6"
+PR_python-audio="ml7"
 RDEPENDS_python-audio="python-core"
 FILES_python-audio="${libdir}/python2.5/wave.* ${libdir}/python2.5/chunk.* ${libdir}/python2.5/sndhdr.* ${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/ossaudiodev.so ${libdir}/python2.5/lib-dynload/audioop.so "
 
diff --git a/packages/python/python-2.5.1/sitecustomize.py b/packages/python/python-2.5.1/sitecustomize.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b5e78d3200
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/python/python-2.5.1/sitecustomize.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# OpenEmbedded sitecustomize.py (C) 2002-2008 Michael 'Mickey' Lauer <mlauer@vanille-media.de>
+# GPLv2 or later
+# Version: 20082201
+# Features:
+# * set proper default encoding
+# * enable readline completion in the interactive interpreter
+# * load command line history on startup
+# * save command line history on exit 
+
+HISTORY_FILENAME = "/tmp/python-history-file.txt"
+
+def __exithandler():
+    try:
+        readline.write_history_file( HISTORY_FILENAME )
+    except IOError:
+        pass
+
+def __registerExitHandler():
+    import atexit
+    atexit.register( __exithandler )
+
+def __enableReadlineSupport():
+    readline.parse_and_bind("tab: complete")
+    try:
+        readline.read_history_file( "/tmp/python-history-file.txt" )
+    except IOError:
+        pass
+
+def __enableDefaultEncoding():
+    import sys
+    try:
+        sys.setdefaultencoding('utf8')
+    except LookupError:
+        pass
+
+import sys
+try:
+    import rlcompleter, readline
+except ImportError:
+    sys.stderr.write( "Python %s (OpenEmbedded build) sitecustomize.py not active. Please install python-readline.\n" % sys.version.split()[0] )
+else:
+    __enableDefaultEncoding()
+    __registerExitHandler()
+    __enableReadlineSupport()
+    sys.stderr.write( "Python %s (OpenEmbedded build) sitecustomize.py active.\n" % sys.version.split()[0] )
diff --git a/packages/python/python_2.5.1.bb b/packages/python/python_2.5.1.bb
index 37f7bdefb8..b274b0d7f9 100644
--- a/packages/python/python_2.5.1.bb
+++ b/packages/python/python_2.5.1.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ DEPENDS = "python-native readline zlib gdbm openssl sqlite3 tcl tk"
 DEPENDS_sharprom = "python-native readline zlib gdbm openssl"
 
 # NOTE: Keep the digit in sync with BASEREV in contrib/generate-manifest-2.5.py
-PR = "ml6"
+PR = "ml7"
 
 PYTHON_MAJMIN = "2.5"
 
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ SRC_URI = "http://www.python.org/ftp/python/${PV}/Python-${PV}.tar.bz2 \
            file://autohell.patch;patch=1 \
            file://sitebranding.patch;patch=1 \
            file://enable-ctypes-module.patch;patch=1 \
-           file://default-is-optimized.patch;patch=1"
+           file://default-is-optimized.patch;patch=1 \
+           file://sitecustomize.py"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/Python-${PV}"
 
 inherit autotools
@@ -44,21 +45,21 @@ do_compile_prepend() {
 }
 
 do_compile() {
-        oe_runmake HOSTPGEN=${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/pgen \
-                   HOSTPYTHON=${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/python \
-                   STAGING_LIBDIR=${STAGING_LIBDIR} \
-                   STAGING_INCDIR=${STAGING_INCDIR} \
-                   BUILD_SYS=${BUILD_SYS} HOST_SYS=${HOST_SYS} \
-                   OPT="${CFLAGS}" libpython2.5.so
+	oe_runmake HOSTPGEN=${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/pgen \
+		HOSTPYTHON=${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/python \
+		STAGING_LIBDIR=${STAGING_LIBDIR} \
+		STAGING_INCDIR=${STAGING_INCDIR} \
+		BUILD_SYS=${BUILD_SYS} HOST_SYS=${HOST_SYS} \
+		OPT="${CFLAGS}" libpython2.5.so
 
 	oe_libinstall -so libpython2.5 ${STAGING_LIBDIR}
 
 	oe_runmake HOSTPGEN=${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/pgen \
-		   HOSTPYTHON=${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/python \
-		   STAGING_LIBDIR=${STAGING_LIBDIR} \
-		   STAGING_INCDIR=${STAGING_INCDIR} \
-		   BUILD_SYS=${BUILD_SYS} HOST_SYS=${HOST_SYS} \
-		   OPT="${CFLAGS}"
+		HOSTPYTHON=${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/python \
+		STAGING_LIBDIR=${STAGING_LIBDIR} \
+		STAGING_INCDIR=${STAGING_INCDIR} \
+		BUILD_SYS=${BUILD_SYS} HOST_SYS=${HOST_SYS} \
+		OPT="${CFLAGS}"
 }
 
 do_stage() {
@@ -68,12 +69,15 @@ do_stage() {
 
 do_install() {
 	install -m 0644 Makefile.orig Makefile
-        oe_runmake HOSTPGEN=${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/pgen \
-                   HOSTPYTHON=${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/python \
-                   STAGING_LIBDIR=${STAGING_LIBDIR} \
-                   STAGING_INCDIR=${STAGING_INCDIR} \
-		   BUILD_SYS=${BUILD_SYS} HOST_SYS=${HOST_SYS} \
-		   DESTDIR=${D} LIBDIR=${libdir} install
+
+	oe_runmake HOSTPGEN=${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/pgen \
+		HOSTPYTHON=${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/python \
+		STAGING_LIBDIR=${STAGING_LIBDIR} \
+		STAGING_INCDIR=${STAGING_INCDIR} \
+		BUILD_SYS=${BUILD_SYS} HOST_SYS=${HOST_SYS} \
+		DESTDIR=${D} LIBDIR=${libdir} install
+
+	install -m 0644 ${WORKDIR}/sitecustomize.py ${D}/${libdir}/python${PYTHON_MAJMIN}
 }
 
 require python-${PYTHON_MAJMIN}-manifest.inc
@@ -81,6 +85,10 @@ require python-${PYTHON_MAJMIN}-manifest.inc
 RPROVIDES_python-core = "python"
 RRECOMMENDS_python-core = "python-readline"
 
+# add sitecustomize
+FILES_python-core += "${libdir}/python${PYTHON_MAJMIN}/sitecustomize.py"
+
+# package libpython
 PACKAGES =+ "libpython2"
 FILES_libpython2 = "${libdir}/libpython*"