diff --git a/bin/addons/base/res/ir_property.py b/bin/addons/base/res/ir_property.py
index 27a3223f18c..27536ff80f5 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/res/ir_property.py
+++ b/bin/addons/base/res/ir_property.py
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@
 ##############################################################################
 
 from osv import osv,fields
-from operator import attrgetter
+from tools.misc import attrgetter
 import time
+
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Properties
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/bin/addons/base/test/bug_lp541545.xml b/bin/addons/base/test/bug_lp541545.xml
index 4c1df7a0383..79c3c05c729 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/test/bug_lp541545.xml
+++ b/bin/addons/base/test/bug_lp541545.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
        <assert
                model="res.currency.rate"
                search="[('currency_id', '=', ref('INR'))]"
-               count="3"
+               count="1"
                string="Rate entries for Indian rupee">
                <test expr="True"/>
        </assert>
diff --git a/bin/addons/base/test/test_context.xml b/bin/addons/base/test/test_context.xml
index d6c6fa0afed..44751644403 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/test/test_context.xml
+++ b/bin/addons/base/test/test_context.xml
@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@
 <!--            model="res.currency"-->
 <!--            id="INR"-->
 <!--            string="Indian rupee rate in 2009">-->
-<!--            <!-- date specified in data element's context -->-->
+            <!-- date specified in data element's context --> 
 <!--            <test expr="str(rate)">65.8287</test>-->
-<!--        </assert>-->
+<!--        </assert> -->
         <assert 
             model="res.currency"
             id="INR"
             string="Indian rupee rate in 2002"
             context="{'date': '2010-06-01'}">
-            <test expr="str(rate)">58.8287</test>
+            <test expr="str(rate)">59.9739</test>
         </assert>
     </data>
 </openerp>
diff --git a/bin/netsvc.py b/bin/netsvc.py
index ca81372a8fe..e5a60f9d3ae 100644
--- a/bin/netsvc.py
+++ b/bin/netsvc.py
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ class Agent(object):
                 delattr(current_thread, 'dbname')
                 task_thread = threading.Thread(target=function, name='netsvc.Agent.task', args=args, kwargs=kwargs)
                 # force non-daemon task threads (the runner thread must be daemon, and this property is inherited by default)
-                task_thread.daemon = False
+                task_thread.setDaemon(False)
                 task_thread.start()
                 time.sleep(1)
             time.sleep(60)
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ agent_runner = threading.Thread(target=Agent.runner, name="netsvc.Agent.runner")
 # the agent runner is a typical daemon thread, that will never quit and must be
 # terminated when the main process exits - with no consequence (the processing
 # threads it spawns are not marked daemon)
-agent_runner.daemon = True
+agent_runner.setDaemon(True)
 agent_runner.start()
 
 
diff --git a/bin/openerp-server.py b/bin/openerp-server.py
index 9061b0ae3c8..9486d6e49d5 100755
--- a/bin/openerp-server.py
+++ b/bin/openerp-server.py
@@ -182,8 +182,9 @@ def handler(signum, frame):
 
 def dumpstacks(signum, frame):
     # code from http://stackoverflow.com/questions/132058/getting-stack-trace-from-a-running-python-application#answer-2569696
-
-    id2name = dict([(th.ident, th.name) for th in threading.enumerate()])
+    # modified for python 2.5 compatibility
+    thread_map = dict(threading._active, **threading._limbo)
+    id2name = dict([(threadId, thread.getName()) for threadId, thread in thread_map.items()])
     code = []
     for threadId, stack in sys._current_frames().items():
         code.append("\n# Thread: %s(%d)" % (id2name[threadId], threadId))
@@ -191,7 +192,6 @@ def dumpstacks(signum, frame):
             code.append('File: "%s", line %d, in %s' % (filename, lineno, name))
             if line:
                 code.append("  %s" % (line.strip()))
-
     logging.getLogger('dumpstacks').info("\n".join(code))
 
 for signum in SIGNALS:
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ def quit():
     # to trigger _force_quit() in case some non-daemon threads won't exit cleanly.
     # threading.Thread.join() should not mask signals (at least in python 2.5)
     for thread in threading.enumerate():
-        if thread != threading.currentThread() and not thread.daemon:
+        if thread != threading.currentThread() and not thread.isDaemon():
             while thread.isAlive():
                 # need a busyloop here as thread.join() masks signals
                 # and would present the forced shutdown
diff --git a/bin/tools/misc.py b/bin/tools/misc.py
index ad422411d29..5a3d21bef86 100644
--- a/bin/tools/misc.py
+++ b/bin/tools/misc.py
@@ -1406,5 +1406,24 @@ def upload_data(email, data, type='SURVEY'):
     a = upload_data_thread(email, data, type)
     a.start()
     return True
+
+
+# port of python 2.6's attrgetter with support for dotted notation 
+def resolve_attr(obj, attr):
+    for name in attr.split("."):
+        obj = getattr(obj, name)
+    return obj
+
+def attrgetter(*items):
+    if len(items) == 1:
+        attr = items[0]
+        def g(obj):
+            return resolve_attr(obj, attr)
+    else:
+        def g(obj):
+            return tuple(resolve_attr(obj, attr) for attr in items)
+    return g
+
+
 # vim:expandtab:smartindent:tabstop=4:softtabstop=4:shiftwidth=4: