diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python-new/2.5/gentoo-python-2.5-compat.patch b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python-new/2.5/gentoo-python-2.5-compat.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..60c65faf015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python-new/2.5/gentoo-python-2.5-compat.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+diff --git a/SOAPpy/Client.py b/SOAPpy/Client.py
+index 7437049..13ba160 100644
+--- a/SOAPpy/Client.py
++++ b/SOAPpy/Client.py
+@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@
+ ################################################################################
+ """
+ 
++from __future__ import nested_scopes
++
+ ident = '$Id: Client.py,v 1.27 2005/02/21 20:27:09 warnes Exp $'
+ from version import __version__
+ 
+-from __future__ import nested_scopes
+-
+ #import xml.sax
+ import urllib
+ from types import *
+diff --git a/SOAPpy/GSIServer.py b/SOAPpy/GSIServer.py
+index 48c1303..c7ad13d 100644
+--- a/SOAPpy/GSIServer.py
++++ b/SOAPpy/GSIServer.py
+@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ GSIServer - Contributed by Ivan R. Judson <judson@mcs.anl.gov>
+ ################################################################################
+ """
+ 
++from __future__ import nested_scopes
++
+ ident = '$Id: GSIServer.py,v 1.5 2005/02/15 16:32:22 warnes Exp $'
+ from version import __version__
+ 
+-from __future__ import nested_scopes
+-
+ #import xml.sax
+ import re
+ import socket
+diff --git a/SOAPpy/Server.py b/SOAPpy/Server.py
+index b28153d..76ce0b4 100644
+--- a/SOAPpy/Server.py
++++ b/SOAPpy/Server.py
+@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@
+ ################################################################################
+ """
+ 
++from __future__ import nested_scopes
++
+ ident = '$Id: Server.py,v 1.21 2005/02/15 16:32:22 warnes Exp $'
+ from version import __version__
+ 
+-from __future__ import nested_scopes
+-
+ #import xml.sax
+ import re
+ import socket
+diff --git a/SOAPpy/Types.py b/SOAPpy/Types.py
+index 6cc5456..62d44b2 100644
+--- a/SOAPpy/Types.py
++++ b/SOAPpy/Types.py
+@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@
+ ################################################################################
+ """
+ 
++from __future__ import nested_scopes
++
+ ident = '$Id: Types.py,v 1.19 2005/02/22 04:29:43 warnes Exp $'
+ from version import __version__
+ 
+-from __future__ import nested_scopes
+-
+ import UserList
+ import base64
+ import cgi