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Why do I ImportError: cannot import name signals?

I am trying to install askbot, but when I run the command python manage.py syncdb, I get the following error.

Traceback (most recent call last): File "manage.py", line 11, in ? execute_manager(settings) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Django-1.1.2-py2.4.egg/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 362, in execute_manager utility.execute() File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Django-1.1.2-py2.4.egg/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 303, in execute self.fetch_command(subcommand).run_from_argv(self.argv) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Django-1.1.2-py2.4.egg/django/core/management/base.py", line 195, in run_from_argv self.execute(args, *options.__dict__) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Django-1.1.2-py2.4.egg/django/core/management/base.py", line 221, in execute self.validate() File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Django-1.1.2-py2.4.egg/django/core/management/base.py", line 249, in validate num_errors = get_validation_errors(s, app) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Django-1.1.2-py2.4.egg/django/core/management/validation.py", line 28, in get_validation_errors for (app_name, error) in get_app_errors().items(): File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Django-1.1.2-py2.4.egg/django/db/models/loading.py", line 145, in get_app_errors self._populate() File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Django-1.1.2-py2.4.egg/django/db/models/loading.py", line 63, in _populate self.load_app(app_name) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Django-1.1.2-py2.4.egg/django/db/models/loading.py", line 77, in load_app models = import_module('.models', app_name) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Django-1.1.2-py2.4.egg/django/utils/importlib.py", line 35, in import_module __import__(name) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/askbot-0.6.17-py2.4.egg/askbot/models/__init__.py", line 28, in ? from askbot.models import signals ImportError: cannot import name signals

Why do I ImportError: cannot import name signals?

I am trying to install askbot, but when I run the command python manage.py syncdb, I get the following error.

Traceback (most recent call last): File "manage.py", line 11, in ? execute_manager(settings) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Django-1.1.2-py2.4.egg/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 362, in execute_manager utility.execute() File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Django-1.1.2-py2.4.egg/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 303, in execute self.fetch_command(subcommand).run_from_argv(self.argv) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Django-1.1.2-py2.4.egg/django/core/management/base.py", line 195, in run_from_argv self.execute(args, *options.__dict__) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Django-1.1.2-py2.4.egg/django/core/management/base.py", line 221, in execute self.validate() File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Django-1.1.2-py2.4.egg/django/core/management/base.py", line 249, in validate num_errors = get_validation_errors(s, app) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Django-1.1.2-py2.4.egg/django/core/management/validation.py", line 28, in get_validation_errors for (app_name, error) in get_app_errors().items(): File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Django-1.1.2-py2.4.egg/django/db/models/loading.py", line 145, in get_app_errors self._populate() File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Django-1.1.2-py2.4.egg/django/db/models/loading.py", line 63, in _populate self.load_app(app_name) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Django-1.1.2-py2.4.egg/django/db/models/loading.py", line 77, in load_app models = import_module('.models', app_name) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Django-1.1.2-py2.4.egg/django/utils/importlib.py", line 35, in import_module __import__(name) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/askbot-0.6.17-py2.4.egg/askbot/models/__init__.py", line 28, in ? from askbot.models import signals ImportError: cannot import name signals