Python 2.6.6: pkg_resources

[pglombardo]

We support Python 2.7 and greater but logging this Python 2.6.6 issue for posterity.

When instrumenting an older Python 2.6.6 application, the following error is hit:

Python 2.6.6 (r266:84292, Jun 20 2019, 14:14:55)
[GCC 4.4.7 20120313 (Red Hat 4.4.7-23)] on linux2
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>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/tmp/instana/python/instana/__init__.py", line 25, in <module>
    import pkg_resources
  File "/tmp/instana/python/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 959, in <module>
    class Environment:
  File "/tmp/instana/python/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 963, in Environment
    self, search_path=None, platform=get_supported_platform(),
  File "/tmp/instana/python/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 190, in get_supported_platform
    plat = get_build_platform()
  File "/tmp/instana/python/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 393, in get_build_platform
    from sysconfig import get_platform
ImportError: No module named sysconfig
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/tmp/instana/python/instana/__init__.py", line 25, in <module>
    import pkg_resources
  File "/tmp/instana/python/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 79, in <module>
    from . import py31compat
ImportError: cannot import name py31compat
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/tmp/instana/python/instana/__init__.py", line 25, in <module>
    import pkg_resources
  File "/tmp/instana/python/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 79, in <module>
    from . import py31compat

[Ferenc-]

Python 2.6.6 is not supported anymore. Closing.