diff -u -r1.5 mesh_skin.py
--- release/scripts/mesh_skin.py        30 Jul 2006 05:48:28 -0000      1.5
+++ release/scripts/mesh_skin.py        13 Nov 2006 22:35:39 -0000
@@ -248,10 +248,9 @@
                                return i1, i2
 
                # value is [edge, face_sel_user_in]
-               try: # Python 2.4 only
-                       edge_dict=  dict((ed_key(ed), [ed, 0]) for ed in me.edges)
-               except:
-                       edge_dict=  dict([(ed_key(ed), [ed, 0]) for ed in me.edges])
+               # generators are better in python 2.4+
+               # edge_dict=  dict((ed_key(ed), [ed, 0]) for ed in me.edges)
+               edge_dict=  dict([(ed_key(ed), [ed, 0]) for ed in me.edges])
 
                for f in me.faces:
                        if f.sel: