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@jhaack jhaack released this 01 Nov 04:02
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This release candidate moves the VOLTTRON platform into Python version 3.6 ahead of Python 2.7's end of life. This is a major revision that touched multiple parts of the codebase. Please exercise this release candidate and report any issues with installation or execution to help us bring this to a full release.

A major focus of this release was converting to Python3. In addition, the following list highlights the most notable changes included in the 7.0 Release Candidate 1 added since the full release of version 6 (https://github.com/VOLTTRON/volttron/releases/tag/6.0)

  • Python3 Upgrade

    • Update libraries to appropriate and compatible versions
    • String handling efficiency
    • Encode/Decode of strings has been simplified and centralized
    • Added additional test cases for frame serialization in ZMQ
    • Syntax updates such difference in handling exceptions, dictionaries, sorting lists, pytest markers etc.
    • Made bootstrap process simpler
    • Resolved gevent monkey patch issues when using third party libraries

  • RabbitMQ Message Bus

  • Config store secured

    • Agents can prevent other agents from modifying their configuration store entry

Known Issues which will be dealt with for the final release:

  • Python 3.7 has conflicts with some libraries such as gevent
  • The VOLTTRON Central agent is not fully integrated into Python3
  • CFFI library has conflicts on the Raspian OS which interferes with bootstrapping
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