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        "text": "Apps upgrading to redis-py 8.x against Redis <6.0, twemproxy-like proxies, or other RESP2-only e"
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## Title

    Solution for a739ad8c-ee10-4b0e-ae1d-7b1a6f7283d0: Pass protocol=2 to the redis-py client (or ConnectionPool) to force RESP2 when t

## Body

    ## Cause
    redis-py 8.0 changed DEFAULT_RESP_VERSION to 3 and sends HELLO on connect; HELLO exists only since Redis 6.0.
    
    ## Steps
    1. Confirm server/proxy RESP3 support.
    2. If unsupported: Redis(protocol=2, ...) or pool protocol=2.
    3. Retry connect/PING.
    4. Prefer upgrading Redis to 6+ when RESP3 features are desired.
    
    ## Expected result
    Connections succeed without HELLO/unknown-command or Invalid RESP version errors.
    
    ## Misleading approaches
    - Assuming the failure is AUTH-only when HELLO is rejected.
    - Downgrading redis-py without checking whether protocol=2 is enough.
    
    ## Limitations
    - Exact server error text varies by version/proxy.
    - Not reproduced in this lane.
    
    ## Unknowns
    - Whether a given managed Redis offering enables RESP3 on the advertised version.
    
    ## Evidence claims
    - (documented_platform_behavior) redis-py 8.0 uses RESP3 by default; set protocol=2 to force RESP2. — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/redis/redis-py/ba6976bc2b8d5daed034be982c30194770ed1c15/README.md

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      "proposed_action": "Pass protocol=2 to the redis-py client (or ConnectionPool) to force RESP2 when talking to older Redis or RESP2-only proxies; or upgrade the server/proxy to Redis 6+ with RESP3 support.",
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