IBM Cloud Object Storage Python Connector

SQL-based access to IBM Cloud Object Storage from Python

Easily connect Python-based data access, visualization, ORM, ETL, AI/ML, and custom apps with IBM Cloud Object Storage!

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

Features

SQL access to IBM Cloud Objects data through the IBM Cloud API
Use SQL Stored Procedures to download, upload, or copy Objects
Connect to live IBM Cloud Object Storage data, for real-time data access with the IBM Cloud Object Storage 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 IBM Cloud Object Storage Connector.

Specifications

Python Database API (DB-API) Modules for IBM Cloud Object Storage .
Write SQL, get IBM Cloud Object Storage data. Access IBM Cloud Object Storage through standard Python Database Connectivity.
Integration with popular Python tools like Pandas, SQLAlchemy, Dash & petl.
Simple command-line based data exploration of IBM Cloud Object Storage IBMCloudObject, and more!
Full Unicode support for data, parameter, & metadata.

CData Python connectors in action!

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Python connectivity with IBM Cloud Object Storage

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


Connecting to IBM Cloud Object Storage with Python

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


Connecting to IBM Cloud Object Storage 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.ibmcloudobjectstorage as mod
conn = mod.connect("[email protected]; Password=password;")

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

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

df.plot()
plt.show()

Visualize IBM Cloud Object Storage Data with pandas

The data-centric interfaces of the IBM Cloud Object Storage 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 IBM Cloud Object Storage integrations faster with AI that understands your schema

Schema-aware AI

CData CLI gives AI coding tools access to your IBM Cloud Object Storage 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 IBM Cloud Object Storage.

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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