Start using buildout to bring in external dependencies.
This makes running tests easier in situations where dependencies are not always available, such as buildbot.
Thanks to Matthew Wilkes <matthew@matthewwilkes.co.uk> for help and moral support.
from django.dispatch import Signal
class_prepared = Signal(providing_args=["class"])
pre_init = Signal(providing_args=["instance", "args", "kwargs"])
post_init = Signal(providing_args=["instance"])
pre_save = Signal(providing_args=["instance", "raw"])
post_save = Signal(providing_args=["instance", "raw", "created"])
pre_delete = Signal(providing_args=["instance"])
post_delete = Signal(providing_args=["instance"])
post_syncdb = Signal(providing_args=["class", "app", "created_models", "verbosity", "interactive"])