Remove obsolete __future__ import absolute_import

[mykaul]

Cherry-pick of apache/cassandra-python-driver@2d99b62 (apache#1263).

Removes the now-unnecessary from __future__ import absolute_import statements (Python 2 leftover).

Test plan

• Cherry-picked cleanly, no conflicts
• Full unit test suite passes (765 passed, 45 skipped)

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📒 Files selected for processing (5)

• cassandra/cluster.py
• cassandra/connection.py
• cassandra/cqltypes.py
• cassandra/protocol.py
• tests/integration/cqlengine/query/test_queryset.py

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• cassandra/cqltypes.py
• cassandra/protocol.py
• cassandra/cluster.py
• cassandra/connection.py
• tests/integration/cqlengine/query/test_queryset.py

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Walkthrough

Removed obsolete absolute_import future directives from cassandra/cluster.py, cassandra/connection.py, cassandra/cqltypes.py, and cassandra/protocol.py. Other imports and public declarations remain unchanged.

Suggested reviewers: lorak-mmk

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
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Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the removal of obsolete future imports.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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[dkropachev]

@mykaul , thank you