old_contents: """Checkversions - recursively search a directory (default: sys.prefix) 
  for _checkversion.py files, and run each of them. This will tell you of
  new versions available for any packages you have installed."""
  
  import os
  import getopt
  import sys
  import pyversioncheck
  
  CHECKNAME="_checkversion.py"
  
  VERBOSE=1
  
  USAGE="""Usage: checkversions [-v verboselevel] [dir ...]
  Recursively examine a tree (default: sys.prefix) and for each package
  with a _checkversion.py file compare the installed version against the current
  version.
  
  Values for verboselevel:
  0 - Minimal output, one line per package
  1 - Also print descriptions for outdated packages (default)
  2 - Print information on each URL checked
  3 - Check every URL for packages with multiple locations"""
  
  def check1dir(dummy, dir, files):
  	if CHECKNAME in files:
  		fullname = os.path.join(dir, CHECKNAME)
  		try:
  			execfile(fullname)
  		except:
  			print '** Exception in', fullname
  			
  def walk1tree(tree):
  	os.path.walk(tree, check1dir, None)
  	
  def main():
  	global VERBOSE
  	try:
  		options, arguments = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], 'v:')
  	except getopt.error:
  		print USAGE
  		sys.exit(1)
  	for o, a in options:
  		if o == '-v':
  			VERBOSE = string.atoi(a)
  	if not arguments:
  		arguments = [sys.prefix]
  	for dir in arguments:
  		walk1tree(dir)
  		
  if __name__ == '__main__':
  	main()
  		
  	
  
new_contents: """Checkversions - recursively search a directory (default: sys.prefix) 
  for _checkversion.py files, and run each of them. This will tell you of
  new versions available for any packages you have installed."""
  
  import os
  import getopt
  import sys
  import string
  import pyversioncheck
  
  CHECKNAME="_checkversion.py"
  
  VERBOSE=1
  
  USAGE="""Usage: checkversions [-v verboselevel] [dir ...]
  Recursively examine a tree (default: sys.prefix) and for each package
  with a _checkversion.py file compare the installed version against the current
  version.
  
  Values for verboselevel:
  0 - Minimal output, one line per package
  1 - Also print descriptions for outdated packages (default)
  2 - Print information on each URL checked
  3 - Check every URL for packages with multiple locations"""
  
  def check1dir(dummy, dir, files):
  	if CHECKNAME in files:
  		fullname = os.path.join(dir, CHECKNAME)
  		try:
  			execfile(fullname)
  		except:
  			print '** Exception in', fullname
  			
  def walk1tree(tree):
  	os.path.walk(tree, check1dir, None)
  	
  def main():
  	global VERBOSE
  	try:
  		options, arguments = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], 'v:')
  	except getopt.error:
  		print USAGE
  		sys.exit(1)
  	for o, a in options:
  		if o == '-v':
  			VERBOSE = string.atoi(a)
  	if not arguments:
  		arguments = [sys.prefix]
  	for dir in arguments:
  		walk1tree(dir)
  		
  if __name__ == '__main__':
  	main()
  		
  	
  
subject: Fix bug detected by AMK: need to import string.