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Tanium Cloud Release Notes Initial Content - Python

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Introduction

Initial Content: Python is a Tanium solution that enables installing Python on endpoints via ECF without other dependencies. It adds a few Python related utility sensors including tooling to help customers safely remove Tanium Python 2.7. It is also partly redundant in 2022, since Core Content and other solutions still install Python on most endpoints.

Important

Python now distributes using Endpoint Configuration. To configure the Initial Content - Python Solution to automate tooling updates, a Tanium Administrator must complete a one-time-only configuration by selecting the targeting for an Action Group associated with Initial Content - Python. These Action Groups can be found under Administration > Shared Services > Endpoint Configuration, on the Content-Only Solutions tab.

To make this Action Group configuration change:

  • Identify the Content-Only Solution to change.
  • Go to Administration > Actions > Action Groups.
  • Select the Initial Content - Python Action Group to change and click into it.
    • Note: The Action Group can still show that one Computer Group is selected, because “No Computers” is a Computer Group.
  • Change the Action Group’s selection to the “All Computers” Computer Group, or otherwise as desired.

Return to Endpoint Configuration’s Content-Only Solutions tab again to ensure the Initial Content - Python Action Group is addressed. The status indicator should update immediately, confirming that the necessary changes have been made.

Release Starting Date: February 16, 2026

New Sensors

  • Added a sensor to report OpenSSL versions for internal and external contexts.

Improvements

  • Improved the output of the 'Initial Content - Python 3.12 Status' sensor.

Release Date: November 13, 2024

New Sensors

  • IC Python - Python Version Health.

Release Date: October 30, 2024

Improvements

  • Updated to provide support for Python 3.12 in conjunction with Endpoint Configuration Toolset 2.7+

New Sensors

  • IC Python - Python 3.12 Status.
  • IC Python - Tools Blocking Python Migration

New Packages

  • Python - Manual Swap to 3.12 [Non Windows]
  • Python - Manual Swap to 3.12 [Windows]
  • Python - Migrate to Python3.12 [Non-Windows]
  • Python - Migrate to Python3.12 [Windows]

Release Date: November 28, 2023

Improvements

  • Implemented miscellaneous bug fixes, performance enhancements, and supportability improvements.

Release Date: November 8, 2023

Improvements

  • Miscellaneous bug fixes, performance and supportability improvements.
  • Updated the Python interpreter to version 3.8.18

Security Update

  • This release includes security updates. Details of the issue, including affected versions, and mitigation information, can be obtained within Tanium's Support Portal, or by contacting support.

Release Date: September 11, 2023

Improvements

  • Miscellaneous bug fixes, performance and supportability improvements.
  • Updated the Python interpreter to version 3.8.17

Security Update

  • This release includes security updates. Details of the issue, including affected versions, and mitigation information, can be obtained within Tanium's Support Portal, or by contacting support.

Release Date: April 25, 2023

Resolved Issue

  • Fixes an issue that caused Python to report being disabled on certain distributions of Linux.

Release Date: March 7, 2023

Improvements

  • Initial Content - Python now uses with Python 3.8.16
  • Initial Content - Python now uses with OpenSSL 1.0.2zg
  • Increases efficiency and security by modifying the method Python is executed on Windows endpoints.
  • Changes the method that Python is validating the Tanium Client architecture.

Security Update

  • This release includes security updates. Details of the issue, including affected versions, and mitigation information, can be obtained within Tanium's Support Portal, or by contacting your TAM.


Release Date: February 14, 2023

Improvements

  • The python3 tool has been updated to deliver Python 3.8.15
  • The python3 tool has been updated to deliver sqlite 3.39.2
  • :BREAKING CHANGE: The python3 tool will remove old disttools installation packages. See the list of removed disttools packages below:
    • Python Tools [Mac]
    • Python Tools [Linux]
    • Python Tools [Windows]
    • Python Remove Tools [Mac]
    • Python Remove Tools [Linux]
    • Python Remove Tools [Windows]
    • Python - Force Remove Python Tools [Mac]
    • Python - Force Remove Python Tools [Linux]
    • Python - Force Remove Python Tools [Windows]

Security Update

  • This release includes security updates. Details of the issue, including affected versions, and mitigation information, can be obtained within Tanium's Support Portal, or by contacting your TAM
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