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OData Python Connector

Read, write, and update OData with Python

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

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

Features

Seamlessly maps SQL-92 queries to OData requests
Compatible with OData version 2.0, 3.0, and 4.0
Utilizes navigation properties to build a relational model of OData APIs
Connect to live OData data, for real-time data access with the OData Python Connectors
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 OData Connector.

Specifications

Python Database API (DB-API) Modules for OData with bi-directional access.
Write SQL, get OData. Access OData through standard Python Database Connectivity.
Integration with popular Python tools like Pandas, SQLAlchemy, Dash & petl.
Easy-to-use client library enables developers to easily integrate Python-based Applications with any OData service.
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 OData

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


Connecting to OData with Python

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


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

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

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

df.plot()
plt.show()

Visualize OData Data with pandas

The data-centric interfaces of the OData 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

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

AI-assisted development with CData CLI

Build OData integrations faster with AI that understands your schema

Schema-aware AI

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

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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