diff --git a/django/utils/itercompat.py b/django/utils/itercompat.py
index 3742d6c5d8..c166da35b8 100644
--- a/django/utils/itercompat.py
+++ b/django/utils/itercompat.py
@@ -67,3 +67,8 @@ def is_iterable(x):
     else:
         return True
 
+def sorted(in_value):
+    "A naive implementation of sorted"
+    out_value = in_value[:]
+    out_value.sort()
+    return out_value
diff --git a/tests/modeltests/basic/models.py b/tests/modeltests/basic/models.py
index c3ad38d661..835c5c90cf 100644
--- a/tests/modeltests/basic/models.py
+++ b/tests/modeltests/basic/models.py
@@ -4,12 +4,18 @@
 
 This is a basic model with only two non-primary-key fields.
 """
-
+# Python 2.3 doesn't have set as a builtin
 try:
     set
 except NameError:
     from sets import Set as set
 
+# Python 2.3 doesn't have sorted()
+try:
+    sorted
+except NameError:
+    from django.utils.itercompat import sorted
+
 from django.db import models
 
 class Article(models.Model):
diff --git a/tests/modeltests/or_lookups/models.py b/tests/modeltests/or_lookups/models.py
index 22bada07b1..6e56095d7c 100644
--- a/tests/modeltests/or_lookups/models.py
+++ b/tests/modeltests/or_lookups/models.py
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ Alternatively, use positional arguments, and pass one or more expressions of
 clauses using the variable ``django.db.models.Q`` (or any object with an
 add_to_query method).
 """
+# Python 2.3 doesn't have sorted()
+try:
+    sorted
+except NameError:
+    from django.utils.itercompat import sorted
 
 from django.db import models
 
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/admin_scripts/management/commands/app_command.py b/tests/regressiontests/admin_scripts/management/commands/app_command.py
index f72e912ac0..3d8c43755c 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/admin_scripts/management/commands/app_command.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/admin_scripts/management/commands/app_command.py
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 from django.core.management.base import AppCommand
+# Python 2.3 doesn't have sorted()
+try:
+    sorted
+except NameError:
+    from django.utils.itercompat import sorted
 
 class Command(AppCommand):
     help = 'Test Application-based commands'
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/admin_scripts/management/commands/base_command.py b/tests/regressiontests/admin_scripts/management/commands/base_command.py
index 438f7038ca..536f40409a 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/admin_scripts/management/commands/base_command.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/admin_scripts/management/commands/base_command.py
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
 from optparse import make_option
+# Python 2.3 doesn't have sorted()
+try:
+    sorted
+except NameError:
+    from django.utils.itercompat import sorted
 
 class Command(BaseCommand):
     option_list = BaseCommand.option_list + (
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/admin_scripts/management/commands/label_command.py b/tests/regressiontests/admin_scripts/management/commands/label_command.py
index 2b735c8e60..e749209d9c 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/admin_scripts/management/commands/label_command.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/admin_scripts/management/commands/label_command.py
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 from django.core.management.base import LabelCommand
+# Python 2.3 doesn't have sorted()
+try:
+    sorted
+except NameError:
+    from django.utils.itercompat import sorted
 
 class Command(LabelCommand):
     help = "Test Label-based commands"
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/admin_scripts/management/commands/noargs_command.py b/tests/regressiontests/admin_scripts/management/commands/noargs_command.py
index 683eb7a62c..f0f418752a 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/admin_scripts/management/commands/noargs_command.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/admin_scripts/management/commands/noargs_command.py
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 from django.core.management.base import NoArgsCommand
+# Python 2.3 doesn't have sorted()
+try:
+    sorted
+except NameError:
+    from django.utils.itercompat import sorted
 
 class Command(NoArgsCommand):
     help = "Test No-args commands"
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/defaultfilters/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/defaultfilters/tests.py
index b56c33a652..1b659a91f4 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/defaultfilters/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/defaultfilters/tests.py
@@ -537,6 +537,12 @@ u'123'
 from django.template.defaultfilters import *
 import datetime
 
+# Python 2.3 doesn't have sorted()
+try:
+    sorted
+except NameError:
+    from django.utils.itercompat import sorted
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     import doctest
     doctest.testmod()
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/model_inheritance_regress/models.py b/tests/regressiontests/model_inheritance_regress/models.py
index 24d6186150..b78b493e15 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/model_inheritance_regress/models.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/model_inheritance_regress/models.py
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ import datetime
 
 from django.db import models
 
+# Python 2.3 doesn't have sorted()
+try:
+    sorted
+except NameError:
+    from django.utils.itercompat import sorted
+
 class Place(models.Model):
     name = models.CharField(max_length=50)
     address = models.CharField(max_length=80)
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/queries/models.py b/tests/regressiontests/queries/models.py
index fe378a57b2..65d0d6ec65 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/queries/models.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/queries/models.py
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ import pickle
 from django.db import models
 from django.db.models.query import Q
 
+# Python 2.3 doesn't have sorted()
+try:
+    sorted
+except NameError:
+    from django.utils.itercompat import sorted
+                
 class Tag(models.Model):
     name = models.CharField(max_length=10)
     parent = models.ForeignKey('self', blank=True, null=True,
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/utils/datastructures.py b/tests/regressiontests/utils/datastructures.py
index 86e4112577..5d31d21318 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/utils/datastructures.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/utils/datastructures.py
@@ -48,4 +48,11 @@
 ['one', 'second-two']
 >>> d.values() # Here the order of SortedDict values *is* what we are testing
 ['second-two', 'one']
-"""
\ No newline at end of file
+"""
+
+# Python 2.3 doesn't have sorted()
+try:
+    sorted
+except NameError:
+    from django.utils.itercompat import sorted
+        
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/utils/itercompat.py b/tests/regressiontests/utils/itercompat.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ad79cffcd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/utils/itercompat.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+"""
+# Tests of the utils itercompat library.
+
+>>> from django.utils.itercompat import sorted as compat_sorted
+
+# Check the replacement version of sorted
+>>> x = [5,1,4,2,3]
+>>> y = compat_sorted(x)
+>>> print y
+[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
+
+>>> print x 
+[5, 1, 4, 2, 3]
+
+"""
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/utils/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/utils/tests.py
index 6fc645505b..cd4762e02f 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/utils/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/utils/tests.py
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@ from django.utils import html, checksums
 
 import timesince
 import datastructures
+import itercompat
 from decorators import DecoratorFromMiddlewareTests
 
 # Extra tests
 __test__ = {
     'timesince': timesince,
     'datastructures': datastructures,
+    'itercompat': itercompat,
 }
 
 class TestUtilsHtml(TestCase):