COMPAT: drop suppport for python 2.6, #7718

closes #8760

Author: jreback

.travis.yml

@@ -19,14 +19,15 @@ git:
 matrix:
     fast_finish: true
     include:
-    - python: 2.6
+    - python: 2.7
       env:
-      - JOB_NAME: "26_nslow_nnet"
+      - JOB_NAME: "27_nslow_nnet_COMPAT"
       - NOSE_ARGS="not slow and not network and not disabled"
       - CLIPBOARD=xclip
       - LOCALE_OVERRIDE="it_IT.UTF-8"
       - BUILD_TYPE=conda
       - INSTALL_TEST=true
+      - JOB_TAG=_COMPAT
     - python: 2.7
       env:
       - JOB_NAME: "27_slow_nnet_LOCALE"

ci/requirements-2.6.build renamed to ci/requirements-2.7_COMPAT.build

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Instructions for installing from source,
 Python version support
 ----------------------
 
-Officially Python 2.6, 2.7, 3.4, and 3.5
+Officially Python 2.7, 3.4, and 3.5
 
 Installing pandas
 -----------------

ci/requirements-2.6.pip renamed to ci/requirements-2.7_COMPAT.pip

@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ This is a major release from 0.17.1 and includes a small number of API changes,
 enhancements, and performance improvements along with a large number of bug fixes. We recommend that all
 users upgrade to this version.
 
+.. warning::
+
+   pandas >= 0.18.0 will no longer support compatibility with Python version 2.6 (:issue:`7718`)
+
 .. warning::
 
    pandas >= 0.18.0 will no longer support compatibility with Python version 3.3 (:issue:`11273`)