ansible-core 2.12
Version bumps
- Python 3.8 minimum on controller node
- Python 2.6 deprecated on target nodes
- Python 2.7 minimum starting with 2.13
Library cleanup
- PyCrypto support dropped, use cryptography
- distutils deprecated (by Python 3.10)
- Update Ansible `MetaPathFinder` to match py3.4 interface
Features
- Improved split controller support in ansible-test (integration tests WIP)
- Allow `module_defaults` and `action_groups` in collections
- Object proxies to improve decoupling