just use python 2.7 as dependency not to require unittest2 backport --- circus-0.6.0/circus/tests/support.py~ 2012-12-17 10:32:38.000000000 +0200 +++ circus-0.6.0/circus/tests/support.py 2013-03-09 14:53:09.604127893 +0200 @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import cProfile import pstats -import unittest2 as unittest +import unittest from circus import get_arbiter from circus.util import DEFAULT_ENDPOINT_STATS --- circus-0.6.0/setup.py~ 2012-11-20 13:23:11.000000000 +0200 +++ circus-0.6.0/setup.py 2013-03-09 14:54:31.667912200 +0200 @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License", "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha"], install_requires=install_requires, - tests_require=['webtest', 'unittest2'], + tests_require=['webtest'], test_suite='circus.tests', entry_points=""" [console_scripts]