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Azure Data Catalog Python Connector

SQL-based access to Azure Data Catalog from Python

Easily connect Python-based data access, visualization, ORM, ETL, AI/ML, and custom apps with Azure Data Catalog!

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

Features

SQL access to the full Azure metadata catalog
Connect to live Azure Data Catalog data, for real-time data access with the Azure Data Catalog ADO.NET Provider
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 Azure Data Catalog Connector.

Specifications

Python Database API (DB-API) Modules for Azure Data Catalog .
Write SQL, get Azure Data Catalog data. Access Azure Data Catalog 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 Azure Data Catalog

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


Connecting to Azure Data Catalog with Python

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


Connecting to Azure Data Catalog 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.azuredatacatalog as mod
conn = mod.connect("[email protected]; Password=password;")

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

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

df.plot()
plt.show()

Visualize Azure Data Catalog Data with pandas

The data-centric interfaces of the Azure Data Catalog 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 Azure Data Catalog integrations faster with AI that understands your schema

Schema-aware AI

CData CLI gives AI coding tools access to your Azure Data Catalog 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 Azure Data Catalog.

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.

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