def check_installation(rv):
current_version = sys.version_info
if current_version[0] == rv[0] and current_version[1] >= rv[1]:
pass
else:
sys.stderr.write( "[%s] - Error: Your Python interpreter must be %d.%d or greater (within major version %d)\n" % (sys.argv[0], rv[0], rv[1], rv[0]) )
sys.exit(-1)
return 0
...
# Calling the 'check_installation' function checks if Python is >= 2.7 and < 3
required_version = (2,7)
check_installation(required_version)