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Cassandra Python Connector

Read, write, and update Cassandra with Python

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

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

Features

Cassandra 2.0 through 3.0 Compatibility – Leverages the faster performance and improved security of Cassandra V3.0.
CQL Pass-through Capability – Delivers native CQL3 or CQL2 data access to clustered Cassandra data, enabling users to create queries in CQL or SQL
Enables SQL-92 capabilities on Apache Cassandra NoSQL data.
Flexible NoSQL flattening - automatic schema generation, flexible querying etc.
Connect to live Apache Cassandra data, for real-time data access with the Apache Cassandra Python Connectors
Full support for data aggregation and complex JOINs in SQL queries
Seamless integration with leading BI, reporting, and ETL tools and with custom applications via the Cassandra Connector.

Specifications

Python Database API (DB-API) Modules for Cassandra with bi-directional access.
Write SQL, get Apache Cassandra data. Access Cassandra through standard Python Database Connectivity.
Integration with popular Python tools like Pandas, SQLAlchemy, Dash & petl.
Simple command-line based data exploration of Apache Cassandra always-on real-time cloud data storage.
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 Apache Cassandra

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


Connecting to Cassandra with Python

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


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

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

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

df.plot()
plt.show()

Visualize Cassandra Data with pandas

The data-centric interfaces of the Cassandra 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

Cassandra 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 Cassandra Connector as easily as interacting with a database table.

AI-assisted development with CData CLI

Build Cassandra integrations faster with AI that understands your schema

Schema-aware AI

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

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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