Core: Increment minimum python version to 3.6

volatility3/framework/__init__.py

@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@
 #
 """Volatility 3 framework."""
 # Check the python version to ensure it's suitable
-# We currently require 3.5.3 since 3.5.1 has no typing.Type and 3.5.2 is broken for ''/delayed encapsulated types
 import glob
 import sys
 
-required_python_version = (3, 5, 3)
+required_python_version = (3, 6, 0)
 if (sys.version_info.major != required_python_version[0] or sys.version_info.minor < required_python_version[1] or
     (sys.version_info.minor == required_python_version[1] and sys.version_info.micro < required_python_version[2])):
     raise RuntimeError(

volatility3/framework/symbols/windows/extensions/registry.py

@@ -30,23 +30,9 @@ class RegValueTypes(enum.Enum):
     REG_QWORD = 11
     REG_UNKNOWN = 99999
 
-    # TODO: This _missing_() method can replace the get() method below
-    # if support for Python 3.6 is added in the future
-    # @classmethod
-    # def _missing_(cls, value):
-    #     return cls(RegValueTypes.REG_UNKNOWN)
-
     @classmethod
-    def get(cls, value):
-        """An alternative method for using this enum when the value may be
-        unknown.
-
-        This is used to support unknown value requests in Python <3.6.
-        """
-        try:
-            return cls(value)
-        except ValueError:
-            return cls(RegValueTypes.REG_UNKNOWN)
+    def _missing_(cls, value):
+        return cls(RegValueTypes.REG_UNKNOWN)
 
 
 class RegKeyFlags(enum.IntEnum):