Python hvac

DEPRECATION NOTICES:

• All auth method classes are now accessible under the auth property on the hvac.Client class. GH-310. (E.g. the github, ldap, and mfa Client properties’ methods are now accessible under Client.auth.github, etc.)
• All secrets engines classes are now accessible under the secrets property on the hvac.Client class. GH-311 (E.g. the kv, Client property’s methods are now accessible under Client.secrets.kv)
• All system backend classes are now accessible under the sys property on the hvac.Client class. GH-314 ([GH-314] through [GH-325]) E.g. methods such as enable_secret_backend() under the Client class are now accessible under Client.sys.enable_secrets_engine(), etc.

IMPROVEMENTS:

• Support for Vault Namespaces. GH-268
• Support for the Identity secrets engine. GH-269
• Support for the GCP auth method. GH-240
• Support for the Azure auth method. GH-286
• Support for the Azure secrets engine. GH-287
• Expanded Transit secrets engine support. GH-303

Thanks to @tiny-dancer, @jacquat, @deejay1, @MJ111, @jasonarewhy, and @alexandernst for their lovely contributions.

IMPROVEMENTS:

• New KV secret engine-related classes added. See the KV documentation under hvac’s readthedocs.io site for usage / examples. GH-257 / GH-260

MISCELLANEOUS:

• Language classifiers are now being included with the distribution. GH-247
• Token no longer being sent in URL path for the Client.renew_token method. GH-250
• Support for the response structure in newer versions of Vault within the Client.get_policy method. GH-254
• config and plugin_name parameters added to the Client.enable_auth_backend method. GH-253

Thanks to @ijl, @rastut, @seuf, @downeast for their lovely contributions.