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Active Directory Python Connector

Read, write, and update Active Directory with Python

Easily connect Python-based data access, visualization, ORM, ETL, AI/ML, and custom apps with Active Directory!

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Python Connector Libraries for Active Directory Data Connectivity. Integrate Active Directory with popular Python tools like Pandas, SQLAlchemy, Dash & petl. Easy-to-use Python Database API (DB-API) Modules connect Active Directory data with Python and any Python-based applications.

Features

Compatible with LDAP v2 and LDAP v3
Customize table schema, splitting ObjectClass attributes into individual rows and Description attributes into their own columns
Connect to live Active Directory data, for real-time data access with the Active Directory JDBC Driver
Full support for data aggregation and complex JOINs in SQL queries
Secure connectivity through modern cryptography, including TLS 1.2, SHA-256, ECC, etc.
Seamless integration with leading BI, reporting, and ETL tools and with custom applications via the Active Directory Connector.

Specifications

Python Database API (DB-API) Modules for Active Directory with bi-directional access.
Write SQL, get Active Directory data. Access Active Directory through standard Python Database Connectivity.
Integration with popular Python tools like Pandas, SQLAlchemy, Dash & petl.
Simple command-line based data exploration of Active Directory Users, Groups, Roles, Contacts, and more!
Full Unicode support for data, parameter, & metadata.

CData Python connectors in action!

Watch the video overview for a first hand-look at the powerful data integration capabilities included in the CData Python Connectors.

Watch the Python Connector Video Overview

Python connectivity with Active Directory

Full-featured and consistent SQL access to any supported data source through Python


Connecting to Active Directory with Python

CData Python Connectors leverage the Database API (DB-API) interface to make it easy to work with Active Directory from a wide range of standard Python data tools. Connecting to and working with your data in Python follows a basic pattern, regardless of data source:

  • Configure the connection properties to Active Directory
  • Query Active Directory to retrieve or update data
  • Connect your Active Directory data with Python data tools.


Connecting to Active Directory in Python

To connect to your data from Python, import the extension and create a connection:

Once you import the extension, you can work with all of your enterprise data using the python modules and toolkits that you already know and love, quickly building apps that help you drive business.

import cdata.activedirectory as mod
conn = mod.connect("[email protected]; Password=password;")

#Create cursor and iterate over results
cur = conn.cursor()
cur.execute("SELECT * FROM Users")
	
rs = cur.fetchall()
	
for row in rs:
print(row)
		
engine = create_engine("activedirectory///Password=password&User=user")

df = pandas.read_sql("SELECT * FROM Users", engine)

df.plot()
plt.show()

Visualize Active Directory Data with pandas

The data-centric interfaces of the Active Directory Python Connector make it easy to integrate with popular tools like pandas and SQLAlchemy to visualize data in real-time.

More than read-only: full update/CRUD support

Active Directory Connector goes beyond read-only functionality to deliver full support for Create, Read Update, and Delete operations (CRUD). Your end-users can interact with the data presented by the Active Directory Connector as easily as interacting with a database table.

AI-assisted development with CData CLI

Build Active Directory integrations faster with AI that understands your schema

Schema-aware AI

CData CLI gives AI coding tools access to your Active Directory schema. No more guessing table names or column types—AI sees the same metadata in your Python Connectors.

Your AI Knows SQL

How to find table names, column names, and how to generate SQL syntax are things that AI knows well from millions of training data. No need for customization, no hallucinations. Your AI acts like a domain specialist to Active Directory.

More Accurate, More Token-Efficient

With CData CLI's queryable schema detection and highly efficient queries with filters, aggregation, joins with correct pushdown, your AI will achieve more accuracy with less token usage.

Supported AI Coding Tools
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