Require Whoosh 1.8.3+. It's for your own good.

Author: toastdriven

haystack/backends/whoosh_backend.py

@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@
 from whoosh.writing import AsyncWriter
 
 # Handle minimum requirement.
-if not hasattr(whoosh, '__version__') or whoosh.__version__ < (1, 8, 1):
-    raise MissingDependency("The 'whoosh' backend requires version 1.8.1 or greater.")
+if not hasattr(whoosh, '__version__') or whoosh.__version__ < (1, 8, 3):
+    raise MissingDependency("The 'whoosh' backend requires version 1.8.3 or greater.")
 
 
 DATETIME_REGEX = re.compile('^(?P<year>\d{4})-(?P<month>\d{2})-(?P<day>\d{2})T(?P<hour>\d{2}):(?P<minute>\d{2}):(?P<second>\d{2})(\.\d{3,6}Z?)?$')

setup.py

@@ -20,12 +20,14 @@
     package_data={
         'haystack': ['templates/search_configuration/*']
     },
-    classifiers=['Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',
-                 'Environment :: Web Environment',
-                 'Framework :: Django',
-                 'Intended Audience :: Developers',
-                 'License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License',
-                 'Operating System :: OS Independent',
-                 'Programming Language :: Python',
-                 'Topic :: Utilities'],
+    classifiers=[
+        'Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',
+        'Environment :: Web Environment',
+        'Framework :: Django',
+        'Intended Audience :: Developers',
+        'License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License',
+        'Operating System :: OS Independent',
+        'Programming Language :: Python',
+        'Topic :: Utilities'
+    ],
 )