# Ansible.module\_utils.six is deprecated - what to do for collections that support both ansible-core 2.16 (or even before) and 2.20?

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-module-utils-six-is-deprecated-what-to-do-for-collections-that-support-both-ansible-core-2-16-or-even-before-and-2-20/44616>\
**Category:** Collection Development\
**Tags:** ansible-test, community-wg, collections, pylint, six\
**Created:** [October 5, 2025, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-module-utils-six-is-deprecated-what-to-do-for-collections-that-support-both-ansible-core-2-16-or-even-before-and-2-20/44616 "2025-10-05T14:28:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![mariolenz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/mariolenz/32/108_2.png) [@mariolenz](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mariolenz)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2025, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-module-utils-six-is-deprecated-what-to-do-for-collections-that-support-both-ansible-core-2-16-or-even-before-and-2-20/44616/29 "2025-11-26T18:34:52Z")

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For the record: [Deprecation warnings in ansible-core 2.20](https://forum.ansible.com/t/44741)

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