Drop python 2.6 support

.travis.yml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ cache:
 
 language: python
 python:
-  - "2.6"
+  - "2.7"
   - "3.3"
 
 # command to install dependencies
@@ -30,11 +30,10 @@ addons:
    - dvipng
 
 install:
-  - if [[ $TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION == '2.6' ]]; then conda create --yes -q -n pyenv mkl python=2.6 numpy=1.7.1 scipy=0.11 nose=1.3.0 pip flake8=2.3 six=1.9.0 pep8=1.6.2 pyflakes=0.8.1 sphinx; fi
+  - if [[ $TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION == '2.7' ]]; then conda create --yes -q -n pyenv mkl python=2.7 numpy=1.7.1 scipy=0.11 nose=1.3.0 pip flake8=2.3 six=1.9.0 pep8=1.6.2 pyflakes=0.8.1 sphinx; fi
   - if [[ $TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION == '3.3' ]]; then conda create --yes -q -n pyenv mkl python=3.3 numpy=1.9.1 scipy=0.14.0 nose=1.3.4 pip flake8=2.3 six=1.9.0 pep8=1.6.2 pyflakes=0.8.1 sphinx; fi
   - source activate pyenv
-# pydot 1.2 broke support of python 2.6. They won't try to maintain it.
-  - if [[ $TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION == '2.6' ]]; then pip install pydot==1.1.0; else pip install pydot-ng; fi
+  - if [[ $TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION == '2.7' ]]; then pip install pydot; else pip install pydot-ng; fi
   - pip install . --no-deps
   - pip install flake8-future-import nose-parameterized==0.5.0
 
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ matrix:
   include:
     - python: "3.3"
       env: PART="-e test_flake8.py ." THEANO_FLAGS="mode=FAST_COMPILE"
-    - python: "2.6"
+    - python: "2.7"
       env: PART="-e test_flake8.py ." THEANO_FLAGS="mode=FAST_COMPILE,floatX=float32"
 
 script:

doc/requirements.txt

@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@ Requirements
 .. _BLAS: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_Linear_Algebra_Subprograms
 .. _Python: http://www.python.org/
 
-    Python_ >= 2.6 or >= 3.3
-        The development package (python-dev or python-devel on most Linux distributions) is recommended (see just below). Python 2.4 was supported up to and including the release 0.6. Python 3 is supported past the 3.3 release.
+    Python_ >= 2.7 or >= 3.3 The development package (python-dev or
+        python-devel on most Linux distributions) is recommended (see
+        just below). Python 2.4 was supported up to and including the
+        release 0.6. Python 2.6 was supported up to and including the
+        release 0.8.2. Python 3 is supported past the 3.3 release.
 
     `NumPy <http://numpy.scipy.org/>`_ >= 1.7.1 < 1.11.1
         Earlier versions could work, but we don’t test it.

setup.py

@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ Operating System :: POSIX
 Operating System :: Unix
 Operating System :: MacOS
 Programming Language :: Python :: 2
-Programming Language :: Python :: 2.6
 Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7
 Programming Language :: Python :: 3
 Programming Language :: Python :: 3.3