newrelic 7.14.0.177

v7.14.0.177

on Python PyPI

Notes

This release of the Python agent adds support for aioredis, enhances support for redis and aredis, and fixes a deprecation.

Install the agent using easy_install/pip/distribute via the Python Package Index or download it directly from the New Relic download site.

New features

• Add support for aioredis

  The agent will now automatically instrument and send metrics for applications using the Redis and StrictRedis clients for aioredis.

Improvements

• Enhanced support for redis and aredis

  The agent now instruments a more extensive list of commands for redis and aredis clients. This includes commands under the search, graph, timeseries, json, sentinel, and bf modules.

Bug Fixes

• Fixes threading.currentThread deprecation

  threading.currentThread was deprecated in Python 3.10 and has been replaced with threading.current_thread. Thank you hugovk for your contribution to the agent!

Support statement

New Relic recommends that you upgrade the agent regularly and at a minimum every 3 months. As of this release, the oldest supported version is 5.14.1.144.