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JSON Python Connector

Read, write, and update JSON with Python

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

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

Features

SQL-92 access to JSON files and JSON Web Services
Intelligent schema discovery with relational modeling and document flattening
Connect to live JSON data, for real-time data access with the JSON 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 JSON 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 JSON Connector.

Specifications

Python Database API (DB-API) Modules for JSON with bi-directional access.
Write SQL, get JSON data. Access JSON through standard Python Database Connectivity.
Integration with popular Python tools like Pandas, SQLAlchemy, Dash & petl.
Simple command-line based data exploration of JSON data!
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 JSON

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


Connecting to JSON with Python

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


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

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

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

df.plot()
plt.show()

Visualize JSON Data with pandas

The data-centric interfaces of the JSON 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

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

AI-assisted development with CData CLI

Build JSON integrations faster with AI that understands your schema

Schema-aware AI

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

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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