Werk #14302: Agent plugins: Drop 2.6 compatibility

Component

Agent bakery

Title

Agent plugins: Drop 2.6 compatibility

Date

Feb 20, 2023

Level

Trivial Change

Class

New Feature

Compatibility

Compatible - no manual interaction needed

Checkmk versions & editions

2.3.0b1 Not yet released	Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk Cloud (CCE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
2.3.0b1	Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk Cloud (CCE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
2.2.0b1	Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk Cloud (CCE), Checkmk MSP (CME)

For compatibility with old Linux systems we still maintain the Python 2 compatibility mechanic we introduced with werk #12149.

In previous versions we ensured compatibility with Python 2.6 and 2.7. Providing support for 2.6 needs more and more effort these days while it's relevance decreases. For this reason we drop the support for 2.6 with this release.

If you are still using Python 2.6 on a monitored system, you will have to use the old agent plugins or switch to Python 2.7 when updating your agent plugins to Checkmk 2.2.

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