8.17.1 (24 January 2025)

Announcements

• Python 3.13 support...but with a caveat.
  • HUGE (potential) caveat, though. The Python 3.13 SSL implementation now has
    X509_V_FLAG_X509_STRICT set by default. This unfortunately means that
    self-signed certificates created by Elasticsearch's certutil will not
    work with Python 3.13 as they do not yet include the key usage extension.
    If you are using es_client in any way with one of these certificates,
    I highly recommend that you not use Python 3.13 until this is resolved.
  • 3.13 is excluded from the Hatch test matrix for this reason.
  • 3.13 will still be tested manually with each release.

Changes

• Python module version bumps:
  • elasticsearch8==8.17.1
  • click==8.1.8
  • certifi>=2024.12.14
• Refactored master_only functions and tests. I discovered some loopholes
  in my code when I was testing Python 3.13 against an Elastic Cloud instance,
  so I fixed them. This also necessitated a change in the integration tests.