diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/compat.py b/rhodecode/lib/compat.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/compat.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/compat.py
@@ -379,3 +379,21 @@ if __platform__ in PLATFORM_WIN:
 
 else:
     kill = os.kill
+
+
+#==============================================================================
+# itertools.product
+#==============================================================================
+
+try:
+    from itertools import product
+except ImportError:
+    def product(*args, **kwds):
+        # product('ABCD', 'xy') --> Ax Ay Bx By Cx Cy Dx Dy
+        # product(range(2), repeat=3) --> 000 001 010 011 100 101 110 111
+        pools = map(tuple, args) * kwds.get('repeat', 1)
+        result = [[]]
+        for pool in pools:
+            result = [x + [y] for x in result for y in pool]
+        for prod in result:
+            yield tuple(prod)