diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
language: python
python:
-  - "2.6"
  - "2.7"
-  - "3.3"
  - "3.4"
  - "3.5"
  - "3.6"
@@ -12,7 +10,6 @@ python:
  # - "pypy" - won't work as smmap doesn't work (see gitdb/.travis.yml for details)
matrix:
  allow_failures:
-    - python: "2.6"
    - python: "3.6-dev"
    - python: "3.7-dev"
    - python: "nightly"
@@ -26,7 +23,6 @@ install:
  - git fetch --tags
  - pip install -r test-requirements.txt
  - pip install codecov sphinx
-  - if [ "$TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION" == '2.6' ]; then pip install unittest2; fi

  # generate some reflog as git-python tests need it (in master)
  - ./init-tests-after-clone.sh

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
### How to contribute

-* [fork this project](https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/fork) on github
* For setting up the environment to run the self tests, look at `.travis.yml`.
* Add yourself to AUTHORS.md and write your patch. **Write a test that fails unless your patch is present.**
* Initiate a pull request

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ If it is not in your `PATH`, you can help GitPython find it by setting
the `GIT_PYTHON_GIT_EXECUTABLE=<path/to/git>` environment variable.

* Git (1.7.x or newer)
-* Python 2.7 to 3.6, while python 2.6 is supported on a *best-effort basis*.

The list of dependencies are listed in `./requirements.txt` and `./test-requirements.txt`.
The installer takes care of installing them for you.
@@ -68,10 +68,6 @@ For *Windows*, we do regularly test it on [Appveyor CI](https://www.appveyor.com
but not all test-cases pass - you may help improve them by exploring
[Issue #525](https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/issues/525).

-#### Python 2.6
-
-Python 2.6 is supported on best-effort basis; which means that it is likely to deteriorate over time.
-
### RUNNING TESTS

*Important*: Right after cloning this repository, please be sure to have executed

diff --git a/doc/source/changes.rst b/doc/source/changes.rst
@@ -161,13 +161,13 @@ Please note that due to breaking changes, we have to increase the major version.
  with large repositories.
* CRITICAL: fixed incorrect `Commit` object serialization when authored or commit date had timezones which were not
  divisiblej by 3600 seconds. This would happen if the timezone was something like `+0530` for instance.
-* A list of all additional fixes can be found `on github <https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/issues?q=milestone%3A%22v1.0.2+-+Fixes%22+is%3Aclosed>`_
* CRITICAL: `Tree.cache` was removed without replacement. It is technically impossible to change individual trees and expect their serialization results to be consistent with what *git* expects. Instead, use the `IndexFile` facilities to adjust the content of the staging area, and write it out to the respective tree objects using `IndexFile.write_tree()` instead.

1.0.1 - Fixes
=============

-* A list of all issues can be found `on github <https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/issues?q=milestone%3A%22v1.0.1+-+Fixes%22+is%3Aclosed>`_

1.0.0 - Notes
=============
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ It follows the `semantic version scheme <http://semver.org>`_, and thus will not

  - Those who support **GUI on windows** will now have to set `git.Git.USE_SHELL = True` to get the previous behaviour.

-* A list of all issues can be found `on github <https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/issues?q=milestone%3A%22v0.3.7+-+Fixes%22+is%3Aclosed>`_


0.3.6 - Features
@@ -207,11 +207,11 @@ It follows the `semantic version scheme <http://semver.org>`_, and thus will not
  * Repo.working_tree_dir now returns None if it is bare. Previously it raised AssertionError.
  * IndexFile.add() previously raised AssertionError when paths where used with bare repository, now it raises InvalidGitRepositoryError

-* Added `Repo.merge_base()` implementation. See the `respective issue on github <https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/issues/169>`_
* `[include]` sections in git configuration files are now respected
* Added `GitConfigParser.rename_section()`
* Added `Submodule.rename()`
-* A list of all issues can be found `on github <https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/issues?q=milestone%3A%22v0.3.6+-+Features%22+>`_

0.3.5 - Bugfixes
================

diff --git a/doc/source/intro.rst b/doc/source/intro.rst
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ Requirements
============

* `Python`_ 2.7 or newer
-    Since GitPython 2.0.0. Please note that python 2.6 is still reasonably well supported, but might
-    deteriorate over time. Support is provided on a best-effort basis only.
* `Git`_ 1.7.0 or newer
    It should also work with older versions, but it may be that some operations
    involving remotes will not work as expected.
@@ -75,12 +73,6 @@ codebase for `__del__` implementations and call these yourself when you see fit.
Another way assure proper cleanup of resources is to factor out GitPython into a
separate process which can be dropped periodically.

-Best-effort for Python 2.6 and Windows support
-----------------------------------------------
-
-This means that support for these platforms is likely to worsen over time
-as they are kept alive solely by their users, or not.
-
Getting Started
===============

@@ -124,7 +116,7 @@ http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/gitpython

Issue Tracker
=============
-The issue tracker is hosted by github:

https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/issues


diff --git a/doc/source/roadmap.rst b/doc/source/roadmap.rst
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
#######
Roadmap
#######
-The full list of milestones including associated tasks can be found on github: 
https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/issues

Select the respective milestone to filter the list of issues accordingly.

diff --git a/git/config.py b/git/config.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
import logging
import os
import re

from git.compat import (
    string_types,
@@ -21,7 +22,6 @@
    with_metaclass,
    PY3
)
-from git.odict import OrderedDict
from git.util import LockFile

import os.path as osp

diff --git a/git/diff.py b/git/diff.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class Diffable(object):
    :note:
        Subclasses require a repo member as it is the case for Object instances, for practical
        reasons we do not derive from Object."""
-    __slots__ = tuple()

    # standin indicating you want to diff against the index
    class Index(object):
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def diff(self, other=Index, paths=None, create_patch=False, **kwargs):
        :note:
            On a bare repository, 'other' needs to be provided as Index or as
            as Tree/Commit, or a git command error will occur"""
-        args = list()
        args.append("--abbrev=40")        # we need full shas
        args.append("--full-index")       # get full index paths, not only filenames


diff --git a/git/index/base.py b/git/index/base.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def _set_cache_(self, attr):
                ok = True
            except OSError:
                # in new repositories, there may be no index, which means we are empty
-                self.entries = dict()
                return
            finally:
                if not ok:
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ def from_tree(cls, repo, *treeish, **kwargs):
        if len(treeish) == 0 or len(treeish) > 3:
            raise ValueError("Please specify between 1 and 3 treeish, got %i" % len(treeish))

-        arg_list = list()
        # ignore that working tree and index possibly are out of date
        if len(treeish) > 1:
            # drop unmerged entries when reading our index and merging
@@ -471,9 +471,9 @@ def unmerged_blobs(self):
            are at stage 3 will not have a stage 3 entry.
        """
        is_unmerged_blob = lambda t: t[0] != 0
-        path_map = dict()
        for stage, blob in self.iter_blobs(is_unmerged_blob):
-            path_map.setdefault(blob.path, list()).append((stage, blob))
        # END for each unmerged blob
        for l in mviter(path_map):
            l.sort()
@@ -576,8 +576,8 @@ def _to_relative_path(self, path):

    def _preprocess_add_items(self, items):
        """ Split the items into two lists of path strings and BaseEntries. """
-        paths = list()
-        entries = list()

        for item in items:
            if isinstance(item, string_types):
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ def _store_path(self, filepath, fprogress):
    @unbare_repo
    @git_working_dir
    def _entries_for_paths(self, paths, path_rewriter, fprogress, entries):
-        entries_added = list()
        if path_rewriter:
            for path in paths:
                if osp.isabs(path):
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ def add(self, items, force=True, fprogress=lambda *args: None, path_rewriter=Non
        # automatically
        # paths can be git-added, for everything else we use git-update-index
        paths, entries = self._preprocess_add_items(items)
-        entries_added = list()
        # This code needs a working tree, therefore we try not to run it unless required.
        # That way, we are OK on a bare repository as well.
        # If there are no paths, the rewriter has nothing to do either
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ def handle_null_entries(self):
    def _items_to_rela_paths(self, items):
        """Returns a list of repo-relative paths from the given items which
        may be absolute or relative paths, entries or blobs"""
-        paths = list()
        for item in items:
            if isinstance(item, (BaseIndexEntry, (Blob, Submodule))):
                paths.append(self._to_relative_path(item.path))
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ def remove(self, items, working_tree=False, **kwargs):
            been removed effectively.
            This is interesting to know in case you have provided a directory or
            globs. Paths are relative to the repository. """
-        args = list()
        if not working_tree:
            args.append("--cached")
        args.append("--")
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ def move(self, items, skip_errors=False, **kwargs):

        :raise ValueError: If only one item was given
            GitCommandError: If git could not handle your request"""
-        args = list()
        if skip_errors:
            args.append('-k')

@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ def move(self, items, skip_errors=False, **kwargs):

        # first execute rename in dryrun so the command tells us what it actually does
        # ( for later output )
-        out = list()
        mvlines = self.repo.git.mv(args, paths, **kwargs).splitlines()

        # parse result - first 0:n/2 lines are 'checking ', the remaining ones
@@ -1041,9 +1041,9 @@ def handle_stderr(proc, iter_checked_out_files):
            # line contents:
            stderr = stderr.decode(defenc)
            # git-checkout-index: this already exists
-            failed_files = list()
-            failed_reasons = list()
-            unknown_lines = list()
            endings = (' already exists', ' is not in the cache', ' does not exist at stage', ' is unmerged')
            for line in stderr.splitlines():
                if not line.startswith("git checkout-index: ") and not line.startswith("git-checkout-index: "):
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ def handle_stderr(proc, iter_checked_out_files):
            proc = self.repo.git.checkout_index(args, **kwargs)
            # FIXME: Reading from GIL!
            make_exc = lambda: GitCommandError(("git-checkout-index",) + tuple(args), 128, proc.stderr.read())
-            checked_out_files = list()

            for path in paths:
                co_path = to_native_path_linux(self._to_relative_path(path))
-Original file line number
+Diff line change
@@ Expand Up / @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ @@
     #######
     Roadmap
     #######
-    The full list of milestones including associated tasks can be found on github:
     https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/issues
     Select the respective milestone to filter the list of issues accordingly.
@@ Expand Down @@