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Presumably it still supports Python 2.7, so this isn't actually the end of Python 2 support.

eesmith 8y ago
Correct. https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pip/10.0.0 https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pip/10.0.0 lists "Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7". 2.6 was released on 01-Oct-2008 and the last security-fix release was on October 29, 2013. Humorously, https://www.python.org/download/releases/2.6/ https://www.python.org/download/releases/2.6/ says "Python 2.6 has been replaced by a newer bugfix release of Python. Please download Python 2.6.7 instead." Following the link to 2.6.7 says "Python 2.6.7 has been replaced by a newer security-fix only source release of Python. Please download Python 2.6.8 instead." Following the link to 2.6.8 says "Please download Python 2.6.9 instead." Which finally took me to the final release of the 2.6 series.
- tbodt 8y ago
  The reason it links you to 2.6.6 instead of 2.6.9 is because 2.6.6 is the newest version that has binaries available for download. You have to compile the newer versions from source if you want to use them.
  - eesmith 8y ago
    It never linked me to 2.6.6. It went to 2.6.7. 2.6.6 isn't mentioned at https://www.python.org/download/releases/2.6/ https://www.python.org/download/releases/2.6/ nor in my earlier comment.
ognyankulev 8y ago
Python 2.6 was 2% of pip downloads and apparently this was the rationale for dropping its support: https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/4343 https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/4343 . This led to some Python libraries to also drop 2.6, as shown by library commits referencing this pull request.
- ams6110 8y ago
  RHEL/CentOS 6 stock python is 2.6, IIRC.
  - d33 8y ago
    RHEL/CentOS has a reputation of keeping up zombie software that is long unsupported by upstream. It's their model and their problem, rest of community shouldn't IMHO care. Hardly any projects have resources to keep compatibility with their ten-years-old releases and backport every fix.
  - lozenge 8y ago
    I doubt anybody running it is interested in upgrading their pip.
    - progval 8y ago
      You would be surprised at the requests I get from people running CentOS 6.
      - Redoubts 8y ago
        Is there any reason those people can't leave their system python to the system, and otherwise bring their own?
        pletnes 8y ago
        They don’t know how. But anaconda python will work nicely on centos 6 I suspect.
        kalefranz 8y ago
        Quite nice. And likely faster and more secure. Do an independent check for yourself. Look at the compile flags. Along with what’s statically linked, vs what conda manages as dynamically linked. Also don’t miss what all the pip-installed wheels are statically linking.

Correct. https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pip/10.0.0 https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pip/10.0.0 lists "Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7". 2.6 was released on 01-Oct-2008 and the last security-fix release was on October 29, 2013. Humorously, https://www.python.org/download/releases/2.6/ https://www.python.org/download/releases/2.6/ says "Python 2.6 has been replaced by a newer bugfix release of Python. Please download Python 2.6.7 instead." Following the link to 2.6.7 says "Python 2.6.7 has been replaced by a newer security-fix only source release of Python. Please download Python 2.6.8 instead." Following the link to 2.6.8 says "Please download Python 2.6.9 instead." Which finally took me to the final release of the 2.6 series.

tbodt 8y ago
The reason it links you to 2.6.6 instead of 2.6.9 is because 2.6.6 is the newest version that has binaries available for download. You have to compile the newer versions from source if you want to use them.
- eesmith 8y ago
  It never linked me to 2.6.6. It went to 2.6.7. 2.6.6 isn't mentioned at https://www.python.org/download/releases/2.6/ https://www.python.org/download/releases/2.6/ nor in my earlier comment.

ognyankulev 8y ago

Python 2.6 was 2% of pip downloads and apparently this was the rationale for dropping its support: https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/4343 https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/4343 . This led to some Python libraries to also drop 2.6, as shown by library commits referencing this pull request.

ams6110 8y ago
RHEL/CentOS 6 stock python is 2.6, IIRC.
- d33 8y ago
  RHEL/CentOS has a reputation of keeping up zombie software that is long unsupported by upstream. It's their model and their problem, rest of community shouldn't IMHO care. Hardly any projects have resources to keep compatibility with their ten-years-old releases and backport every fix.
- lozenge 8y ago
  I doubt anybody running it is interested in upgrading their pip.
  - progval 8y ago
    You would be surprised at the requests I get from people running CentOS 6.
    - Redoubts 8y ago
      Is there any reason those people can't leave their system python to the system, and otherwise bring their own?
      - pletnes 8y ago
        They don’t know how. But anaconda python will work nicely on centos 6 I suspect.
        kalefranz 8y ago
        Quite nice. And likely faster and more secure. Do an independent check for yourself. Look at the compile flags. Along with what’s statically linked, vs what conda manages as dynamically linked. Also don’t miss what all the pip-installed wheels are statically linking.