old_contents: import re
  import pickle
  import base64
  import datetime
  
  class Clone:
  
      def __init__(self, **kwargs):
          self.chanid = None
          self.source = None
          self.prefix = None
          self.parent = None
          self.cloneset = None
          self.basename = None
          self.baselabel = None
          self.summary = "Spaceclone Channel"
          self.created = datetime.datetime.now()
  
          self.__dict__.update(kwargs)
  
      @property
      def cloneset_label(self):
          return "-".join(self.cloneset.split(" ")).lower()
  
      @property
      def name(self):
          return self.prefix + " - " + self.cloneset + " - " + self.basename
  
      @property
      def label(self):
          return ("sc" + "-" + "-".join(self.cloneset.split(" ")) + "-" + self.baselabel).lower()
  
      @property
      def definition(self):
          definition =  {
                          "name":      self.name,
                          "label":     self.label,
                          "summary":   self.summary,
                        }
  
          if self.parent:
              definition["parent_label"] = self.parent
  
          return definition
  
      @property
      def pickle(self):
          base64pickle = "$DO NOT REMOVE$sc$%s$" % base64.b64encode(pickle.dumps(self))
          return re.sub("(.{70})", "\\1\n", base64pickle, 0, re.DOTALL) + "\n"
  
      def create(self, rhn):
          self.chanid = rhn.sat.channel.software.clone(rhn.key, self.source, self.definition, False)
          rhn.sat.channel.software.setDetails(rhn.key, self.chanid, { "description": self.pickle })
          return self.chanid
  
      def delete(self, satellite):
          satellite.sat.channel.redhat.delete(satellite.key, self.baselabel)
  
      def promote(self, satellite):
          pass
  
  if __name__ == "__main__":
      clone = Clone()
      clone.source = "rhel-x86_64-server-6"
      clone.prefix = "Spaceclone"
      clone.cloneset = "June 2013"
      clone.basename = "Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6 for 64-bit x86_64)"
      clone.baselabel="rhel-x86_64-serverRed Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6 for 64-bit x86_64)"
      print clone.pickle
  
new_contents: import re
  import pickle
  import base64
  import datetime
  
  class Clone:
  
      def __init__(self, **kwargs):
          self.chanid = None
          self.source = None
          self.prefix = None
          self.parent = None
          self.cloneset = None
          self.basename = None
          self.baselabel = None
          self.summary = "Spaceclone Channel"
          self.created = datetime.datetime.now()
  
          self.__dict__.update(kwargs)
  
      @property
      def cloneset_label(self):
          return "-".join(self.cloneset.split(" ")).lower()
  
      @property
      def name(self):
          return self.prefix + " - " + self.cloneset + " - " + self.basename
  
      @property
      def label(self):
          return ("sc" + "-" + "-".join(self.cloneset.split(" ")) + "-" + self.baselabel).lower()
  
      @property
      def definition(self):
          definition =  {
                          "name":      self.name,
                          "label":     self.label,
                          "summary":   self.summary,
                        }
  
          if self.parent:
              definition["parent_label"] = self.parent
  
          return definition
  
      @property
      def pickle(self):
          base64pickle = "$DO NOT REMOVE$sc$%s$" % base64.b64encode(pickle.dumps(self))
          return re.sub("(.{70})", "\\1\n", base64pickle, 0) + "\n"
  
      def create(self, rhn):
          self.chanid = rhn.sat.channel.software.clone(rhn.key, self.source, self.definition, False)
          rhn.sat.channel.software.setDetails(rhn.key, self.chanid, { "description": self.pickle })
          return self.chanid
  
      def delete(self, satellite):
          satellite.sat.channel.redhat.delete(satellite.key, self.baselabel)
  
      def promote(self, satellite):
          pass
  
  if __name__ == "__main__":
      clone = Clone()
      clone.source = "rhel-x86_64-server-6"
      clone.prefix = "Spaceclone"
      clone.cloneset = "June 2013"
      clone.basename = "Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6 for 64-bit x86_64)"
      clone.baselabel="rhel-x86_64-serverRed Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6 for 64-bit x86_64)"
      print clone.pickle
  
subject: Fix for re module differences between 2.6 and 2.7.