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Avro Python Connector

SQL-based access to Avro from Python

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

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

Features

SQL access to Apache Avro files and folders
Connect to live Apache Avro data, for real-time data access with the Apache Avro 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.
Generate table schema automatically based on existing Apache Avro data or manually for greater control of the content you need
Seamless integration with leading BI, reporting, and ETL tools and with custom applications via the Avro Connector.

Specifications

Python Database API (DB-API) Modules for Avro .
Write SQL, get Apache Avro data. Access Avro through standard Python Database Connectivity.
Integration with popular Python tools like Pandas, SQLAlchemy, Dash & petl.
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.

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Python connectivity with Apache Avro

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


Connecting to Avro with Python

CData Python Connectors leverage the Database API (DB-API) interface to make it easy to work with Avro 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 Avro
  • Query Avro to retrieve or update data
  • Connect your Avro data with Python data tools.


Connecting to Avro 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.avro as mod
conn = mod.connect("[email protected]; Password=password;")

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

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

df.plot()
plt.show()

Visualize Avro Data with pandas

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

AI-assisted development with CData CLI

Build Avro integrations faster with AI that understands your schema

Schema-aware AI

CData CLI gives AI coding tools access to your Avro 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 Avro.

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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