Remove Python 3.5 support (#80972)

* Remove Python 3.5 support

* changelog

* add requested changes

* Update changelogs/fragments/remove-python3.5.yml

Co-authored-by: Matt Clay <matt@mystile.com>

* remove Python3 < 3.5 error handling

* remove Python3 < 3.5 error handling in TE too

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Co-authored-by: Matt Clay <matt@mystile.com>

.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines.yml

@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ stages:
           testFormat: units/{0}
           targets:
             - test: 2.7
-            - test: 3.5
             - test: 3.6
             - test: 3.7
             - test: 3.8

changelogs/fragments/remove-python3.5.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+removed_features:
+  - module_utils/basic.py - Removed Python 3.5 as a supported remote version. Python 2.7 or Python 3.6+ is now required.

lib/ansible/config/base.yml

@@ -1563,7 +1563,6 @@ INTERPRETER_PYTHON_FALLBACK:
   - python3.8
   - python3.7
   - python3.6
-  - python3.5
   - /usr/bin/python3
   - /usr/libexec/platform-python
   - python2.7

lib/ansible/executor/task_executor.py

@@ -1249,8 +1249,7 @@ def start_connection(play_context, options, task_uuid):
     else:
         try:
             result = json.loads(to_text(stderr, errors='surrogate_then_replace'))
-        except getattr(json.decoder, 'JSONDecodeError', ValueError):
+        except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError:
-            # JSONDecodeError only available on Python 3.5+
             result = {'error': to_text(stderr, errors='surrogate_then_replace')}
 
     if 'messages' in result:

lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py

@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ import sys
 
 # Used for determining if the system is running a new enough python version
 # and should only restrict on our documented minimum versions
-_PY3_MIN = sys.version_info >= (3, 5)
+_PY3_MIN = sys.version_info >= (3, 6)
 _PY2_MIN = (2, 7) <= sys.version_info < (3,)
 _PY_MIN = _PY3_MIN or _PY2_MIN
 
 if not _PY_MIN:
     print(
         '\n{"failed": true, '
-        '"msg": "ansible-core requires a minimum of Python2 version 2.7 or Python3 version 3.5. Current version: %s"}' % ''.join(sys.version.splitlines())
+        '"msg": "ansible-core requires a minimum of Python2 version 2.7 or Python3 version 3.6. Current version: %s"}' % ''.join(sys.version.splitlines())
     )
     sys.exit(1)
 
@@ -1715,14 +1715,6 @@ class AnsibleModule(object):
                     tmp_dest_fd, tmp_dest_name = tempfile.mkstemp(prefix=b'.ansible_tmp', dir=b_dest_dir, suffix=b_suffix)
                 except (OSError, IOError) as e:
                     error_msg = 'The destination directory (%s) is not writable by the current user. Error was: %s' % (os.path.dirname(dest), to_native(e))
-                except TypeError:
-                    # We expect that this is happening because python3.4.x and
-                    # below can't handle byte strings in mkstemp().
-                    # Traceback would end in something like:
-                    #     file = _os.path.join(dir, pre + name + suf)
-                    # TypeError: can't concat bytes to str
-                    error_msg = ('Failed creating tmp file for atomic move.  This usually happens when using Python3 less than Python3.5. '
-                                 'Please use Python2.x or Python3.5 or greater.')
                 finally:
                     if error_msg:
                         if unsafe_writes:

lib/ansible/modules/pip.py

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ options:
   virtualenv_python:
     description:
       - The Python executable used for creating the virtual environment.
-        For example C(python3.5), C(python2.7). When not specified, the
+        For example C(python3.12), C(python2.7). When not specified, the
         Python version used to run the ansible module is used. This parameter
         should not be used when C(virtualenv_command) is using C(pyvenv) or
         the C(-m venv) module.

test/lib/ansible_test/_data/completion/docker.txt

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-base image=quay.io/ansible/base-test-container:4.1.0 python=3.11,2.7,3.5,3.6,3.7,3.8,3.9,3.10
+base image=quay.io/ansible/base-test-container:4.1.0 python=3.11,2.7,3.6,3.7,3.8,3.9,3.10
-default image=quay.io/ansible/default-test-container:8.2.0 python=3.11,2.7,3.5,3.6,3.7,3.8,3.9,3.10 context=collection
+default image=quay.io/ansible/default-test-container:8.2.0 python=3.11,2.7,3.6,3.7,3.8,3.9,3.10 context=collection
-default image=quay.io/ansible/ansible-core-test-container:8.2.0 python=3.11,2.7,3.5,3.6,3.7,3.8,3.9,3.10 context=ansible-core
+default image=quay.io/ansible/ansible-core-test-container:8.2.0 python=3.11,2.7,3.6,3.7,3.8,3.9,3.10 context=ansible-core
 alpine3 image=quay.io/ansible/alpine3-test-container:5.0.0 python=3.10 cgroup=none audit=none
 centos7 image=quay.io/ansible/centos7-test-container:5.0.0 python=2.7 cgroup=v1-only
 fedora37 image=quay.io/ansible/fedora37-test-container:5.0.0 python=3.11

test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/python_requirements.py

@@ -445,11 +445,6 @@ def get_venv_packages(python: PythonConfig) -> dict[str, str]:
             setuptools='44.1.1',  # 45.0.0 requires Python 3.5+
             wheel=None,
         ),
-        '3.5': dict(
-            pip='20.3.4',  # 21.0 requires Python 3.6+
-            setuptools='50.3.2',  # 51.0.0 requires Python 3.6+
-            wheel=None,
-        ),
         '3.6': dict(
             pip='21.3.1',  # 22.0 requires Python 3.7+
             setuptools='59.6.0',  # 59.7.0 requires Python 3.7+

test/lib/ansible_test/_util/target/common/constants.py

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 
 REMOTE_ONLY_PYTHON_VERSIONS = (
     '2.7',
-    '3.5',
     '3.6',
     '3.7',
     '3.8',

test/lib/ansible_test/_util/target/sanity/import/importer.py

@@ -552,14 +552,6 @@ def main():
                     "Python 2 is no longer supported by the Python core team. Support for it is now deprecated in cryptography,"
                     " and will be removed in the next release.")
 
-            if sys.version_info[:2] == (3, 5):
-                warnings.filterwarnings(
-                    "ignore",
-                    "Python 3.5 support will be dropped in the next release ofcryptography. Please upgrade your Python.")
-                warnings.filterwarnings(
-                    "ignore",
-                    "Python 3.5 support will be dropped in the next release of cryptography. Please upgrade your Python.")
-
             try:
                 yield
             finally:

test/lib/ansible_test/_util/target/setup/quiet_pip.py

@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@ WARNING_MESSAGE_FILTERS = (
     # pip 21.0 will drop support for Python 2.7 in January 2021.
     # More details about Python 2 support in pip, can be found at https://pip.pypa.io/en/latest/development/release-process/#python-2-support
     'DEPRECATION: Python 2.7 reached the end of its life ',
-
-    # DEPRECATION: Python 3.5 reached the end of its life on September 13th, 2020. Please upgrade your Python as Python 3.5 is no longer maintained.
-    # pip 21.0 will drop support for Python 3.5 in January 2021. pip 21.0 will remove support for this functionality.
-    'DEPRECATION: Python 3.5 reached the end of its life ',
 )
 
 

test/sanity/ignore.txt

@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py pylint:unused-import  # deferring resolution t
 lib/ansible/module_utils/compat/_selectors2.py future-import-boilerplate # ignore bundled
 lib/ansible/module_utils/compat/_selectors2.py metaclass-boilerplate # ignore bundled
 lib/ansible/module_utils/compat/selinux.py import-2.7!skip # pass/fail depends on presence of libselinux.so
-lib/ansible/module_utils/compat/selinux.py import-3.5!skip # pass/fail depends on presence of libselinux.so
 lib/ansible/module_utils/compat/selinux.py import-3.6!skip # pass/fail depends on presence of libselinux.so
 lib/ansible/module_utils/compat/selinux.py import-3.7!skip # pass/fail depends on presence of libselinux.so
 lib/ansible/module_utils/compat/selinux.py import-3.8!skip # pass/fail depends on presence of libselinux.so

test/units/executor/test_interpreter_discovery.py

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ mock_ubuntu_platform_res = to_text(
 
 
 def test_discovery_interpreter_linux_auto_legacy():
-    res1 = u'PLATFORM\nLinux\nFOUND\n/usr/bin/python\n/usr/bin/python3.5\n/usr/bin/python3\nENDFOUND'
+    res1 = u'PLATFORM\nLinux\nFOUND\n/usr/bin/python\n/usr/bin/python3\nENDFOUND'
 
     mock_action = MagicMock()
     mock_action._low_level_execute_command.side_effect = [{'stdout': res1}, {'stdout': mock_ubuntu_platform_res}]
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def test_discovery_interpreter_linux_auto_legacy():
 
 
 def test_discovery_interpreter_linux_auto_legacy_silent():
-    res1 = u'PLATFORM\nLinux\nFOUND\n/usr/bin/python\n/usr/bin/python3.5\n/usr/bin/python3\nENDFOUND'
+    res1 = u'PLATFORM\nLinux\nFOUND\n/usr/bin/python\n/usr/bin/python3\nENDFOUND'
 
     mock_action = MagicMock()
     mock_action._low_level_execute_command.side_effect = [{'stdout': res1}, {'stdout': mock_ubuntu_platform_res}]
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def test_discovery_interpreter_linux_auto_legacy_silent():
 
 
 def test_discovery_interpreter_linux_auto():
-    res1 = u'PLATFORM\nLinux\nFOUND\n/usr/bin/python\n/usr/bin/python3.5\n/usr/bin/python3\nENDFOUND'
+    res1 = u'PLATFORM\nLinux\nFOUND\n/usr/bin/python\n/usr/bin/python3\nENDFOUND'
 
     mock_action = MagicMock()
     mock_action._low_level_execute_command.side_effect = [{'stdout': res1}, {'stdout': mock_ubuntu_platform_res}]