On 02/06/2017 08:34 AM, Cleber Rosa wrote: > Hello to all Avocado users and developers, > > This is a heads-up about an important change that is coming to Avocado: > we're dropping Python 2.6 support. > > Why? > ==== > > Initially, we planned Avocado to be supported on Python 2.7 and Python > 3.x. Then we realized that a lot of our users still depended on Python > 2.6 because of platforms such as EL6. > > Python 2.6 support came, and after a while our first LTS (36.0) version > was released. This gives EL6 users a stable version they can rely on. > > Now it's time to look forward. By dropping official support for Python > 2.6, we can focus our energy on other goals. Since we're talking Python > versions, one of those if to support Python 3.x in the same code base. > > When? > ===== > > Pretty soon, that is, as early as the published PR is accepted: > > https://github.com/avocado-framework/avocado/pull/1748 > > Users on EL6: > ============= > > We recommend our users running Avocado on EL6 to stick to the LTS > releases (currently version 36.3). This will ensure that bugfixes will > be delivered to you. For more information on how to use the LTS > versions please check the following link: > > http://avocado-framework.readthedocs.io/en/36lts/GetStartedGuide.html#enterprise-linux > > For more information of LTS releases, check the following link: >
The proper link with info on LTS releases is: https://www.redhat.com/archives/avocado-devel/2016-April/msg00038.html Regards, - Cleber. > http://avocado-framework.readthedocs.io/en/36lts/GetStartedGuide.html#enterprise-linux > > Alternatively, if you need features not present in the 36.0 series, you > may still use a version as recent as 45.0, but *without* the level of > support that LTS releases have. > > Please let us know if you have any issues or questions. > > Thanks! > -- Cleber Rosa [ Sr Software Engineer - Virtualization Team - Red Hat ] [ Avocado Test Framework - avocado-framework.github.io ]
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