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Upgrading google-api-core 1 to 2

Breaking1.34.1 → 2.43.2Breaking2Platform4Deprecated1New18Changed13Fixed21Other5

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2 breaking changes and 4 platform requirement changes.

In plain terms
  • This version no longer works on Python 3.9, so users on that version must upgrade Python.
  • This version no longer works on Python 3.7, 3.8 or 3.9, so you need a newer Python to use it.
  • The package now needs Python 3.10 or newer and grpcio 1.59.0 or newer.
  • This version needs a newer version of the Protobuf library to be installed.
Must act Top 5 of 7 that need code or config changes

Python requirement changed in 2.31.0: >=3.7 → >=3.10.

Adds opentelemetry-api <2.0.0,>=1.44.0, proto-plus <2.0.0,>=1.26.1.

Installs 16 packages in all (was 13).

What you must change

Breaking2
Drops support for Python 3.9.
2.31.0GitHub ReleaseSummarizedView source
Drops Python 3.7-3.9 support for the firestore package and regenerates the client.
2.28.0GitHub ReleaseSummarizedView source
Platform4
Bumps grpcio to 1.59.0 and requires Python 3.10+.
grpcio
2.34.0GitHub ReleaseSummarizedView source
Requires Protobuf 6.33.5 or newer.
2.10.1GitHub ReleaseSummarizedView source
Declares support for Python 3.15.
2.7.0GitHub ReleaseSummarizedView source
Declares support for Python 3.15.
2.5.0GitHub ReleaseSummarizedView source

Deprecations to plan for

Deprecated1
Adds a deprecation warning for grpcio versions below 1.83.0 for PQC.
grpcio
2.35.0GitHub ReleaseSummarizedView source