python 2.6 support

[kirienko]

Python ver. 2.6 is currently unsupported

[hugovk]

Unless you really need to use Python 2.6, I probably wouldn't bother:

• Unsupported since 2013-10-29
• https://snarky.ca/stop-using-python-2-6/
• http://www.curiousefficiency.org/posts/2015/04/stop-supporting-python26.html
• http://www.python3statement.org
• Current pip 9 deprecates Python 2.6 support, pip 10 won't support it (Drop support for Python 2.6? pypa/pip#3955)
• Not much PyPI traffic (June 2016) Deprecate/Drop Support for Python 3.3? pypa/pip#3796

[kirienko]

@hugovk I agree with you in general, but the point of this issue is full RHEL7 compatibility out of the box (they still use py-2.6).

[hugovk]

DistroWatch.com says RHEL 7 is Python 2.7.

[kirienko]

@hugovk Well, you're right once again. In fact I use the Hortonworks HDP 2.6 image, and by default I have python 2.6 here, because this particular image is based on RHEL6. I haven't noticed it before.