add a get_info() method to queue storage backend
improvements to test robustness
include a pip requirements file for test deps
pre_start changed to init_socket in gevent 1.0
don't try to read from negative file descriptors
require gevent 1.0
upped version number
copied code over from extension
fixed some long lines for pep8
make it clearer only 2.7 is compatible
minor optimization on recv_reply
backport assertions only available in py2.7
tests now pass on python2.6
python 2.6 is now supported
2.6 changes are now compatible with 2.7
Merge branch 'master' into receiver_info
more robust test_finish_timeout