[SPARK-12661] Drop Python 2.6 support in PySpark

• Type: Task
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Done
• Component/s: PySpark
• Labels: releasenotes
• Target Version/s: 2.2.0
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Davies Liu
• Created: 05/Jan/16 22:58
• Updated: 07/Jun/17 09:28
• Resolved: 07/Jun/17 09:28

Description

1. stop testing with 2.6
2. remove the code for python 2.6

see discussion : https://www.mail-archive.com/[e-mail]/msg43423.html

Issue Links

• is related to: SPARK-18138 More officially deprecate support for Python 2.6, Java 7, and Scala 2.10

Sub-Tasks

• Update run-tests to support conda: Resolved
• Audit PySpark code base for 2.6 specific work arounds: Resolved
• Update release docs to point out Python 2.6 support is removed.: Resolved