- Issued:
- 2015-07-22
- Updated:
- 2015-07-22
RHEA-2015:1418 - new packages: python-requests and dependencies
Synopsis
new packages: python-requests and dependencies
Type/Severity
Product Enhancement Advisory
Topic
A new python-requests package and its dependencies, python-chardet, python-urllib3, python-six, python-backports, and python-backports-ssl_match_hostname, are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The python-requests package contains a library designed to make HTTP requests easy for developers.
This enhancement update adds the python-requests package and its dependencies to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The following packages are now available from the base channels in Red Hat Network: python-requests, python-chardet, python-urllib3, python-six, python-backports, and python-backports-ssl_match_hostname. (BZ#1176248, BZ#1176251, BZ#1176257, BZ#1176258, BZ#1183141, BZ#1183146)
All users who require python-requests, python-chardet, python-urllib3, python-six, python-backports, and python-backports-ssl_match_hostname are advised to install these new packages.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
For details on how to apply this update, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 6 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- python-backports-1.0-5.el6.s390x.rpm
- python-six-1.9.0-2.el6.noarch.rpm
- python-backports-ssl_match_hostname-3.4.0.2-2.el6.src.rpm
- python-chardet-2.2.1-1.el6.noarch.rpm
- python-six-1.9.0-2.el6.src.rpm
- python-urllib3-1.10.2-1.el6.noarch.rpm
- python-backports-ssl_match_hostname-3.4.0.2-2.el6.noarch.rpm
- python-backports-1.0-5.el6.x86_64.rpm
- python-chardet-2.2.1-1.el6.src.rpm
- python-urllib3-1.10.2-1.el6.src.rpm
- python-backports-1.0-5.el6.src.rpm
- python-backports-1.0-5.el6.i686.rpm
- python-requests-2.6.0-3.el6.src.rpm
- python-backports-1.0-5.el6.ppc64.rpm
- python-requests-2.6.0-3.el6.noarch.rpm
Fixes
- This content is not included.BZ - 1202548
- This content is not included.BZ - 1208226
- This content is not included.BZ - 1212145
- This content is not included.BZ - 1224002
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Additional information
- The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.