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Teradata Python Connector

Read, write, and update Teradata with Python

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

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

Features

Compatible with Teradata Database 12 or higher
Connect to live Teradata data, for real-time data access with the Teradata ADO.NET Provider
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 Teradata Connector.

Specifications

Python Database API (DB-API) Modules for Teradata with bi-directional access.
Write SQL, get Teradata data. Access Teradata 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.

Watch the Python Connector Video Overview

Python connectivity with Teradata

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


Connecting to Teradata with Python

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


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

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

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

df.plot()
plt.show()

Visualize Teradata Data with pandas

The data-centric interfaces of the Teradata 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

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

AI-assisted development with CData CLI

Build Teradata integrations faster with AI that understands your schema

Schema-aware AI

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

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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