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Use pandas and other modules to analyze and visualize live Presto data in Python.
The rich ecosystem of Python modules lets you get to work quickly and integrate your systems more effectively. With the CData Python Connector for Presto, the pandas & Matplotlib modules, and the SQLAlchemy toolkit, you can build Presto-connected Python applications and scripts for visualizing Presto data. This article shows how to use the pandas, SQLAlchemy, and Matplotlib built-in functions to connect to Presto data, execute queries, and visualize the results.
With built-in optimized data processing, the CData Python Connector offers unmatched performance for interacting with live Presto data in Python. When you issue complex SQL queries from Presto, the driver pushes supported SQL operations, like filters and aggregations, directly to Presto and utilizes the embedded SQL engine to process unsupported operations client-side (often SQL functions and JOIN operations).
About Presto Data Integration
Accessing and integrating live data from Trino and Presto SQL engines has never been easier with CData. Customers rely on CData connectivity to:
- Access data from Trino v345 and above (formerly PrestoSQL) and Presto v0.242 and above (formerly PrestoDB)
- Read and write access all of the data underlying your Trino or Presto instances
- Optimized query generation for maximum throughput.
Presto and Trino allow users to access a variety of underlying data sources through a single endpoint. When paired with CData connectivity, users get pure, SQL-92 access to their instances, allowing them to integrate business data with a data warehouse or easily access live data directly from their preferred tools, like Power BI and Tableau.
In many cases, CData's live connectivity surpasses the native import functionality available in tools. One customer was unable to effectively use Power BI due to the size of the datasets needed for reporting. When the company implemented the CData Power BI Connector for Presto they were able to generate reports in real-time using the DirectQuery connection mode.
Getting Started
Connecting to Presto Data
Connecting to Presto data looks just like connecting to any relational data source. Create a connection string using the required connection properties. For this article, you will pass the connection string as a parameter to the create_engine function.
Set the Server and Port connection properties to connect, in addition to any authentication properties that may be required.
To enable TLS/SSL, set UseSSL to true.
Authenticating with LDAP
In order to authenticate with LDAP, set the following connection properties:
- AuthScheme: Set this to LDAP.
- User: The username being authenticated with in LDAP.
- Password: The password associated with the User you are authenticating against LDAP with.
Authenticating with Kerberos
In order to authenticate with KERBEROS, set the following connection properties:
- AuthScheme: Set this to KERBEROS.
- KerberosKDC: The Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) service used to authenticate the user.
- KerberosRealm: The Kerberos Realm used to authenticate the user with.
- KerberosSPN: The Service Principal Name for the Kerberos Domain Controller.
- KerberosKeytabFile: The Keytab file containing your pairs of Kerberos principals and encrypted keys.
- User: The user who is authenticating to Kerberos.
- Password: The password used to authenticate to Kerberos.
Follow the procedure below to install the required modules and start accessing Presto through Python objects.
Install Required Modules
Use the pip utility to install the pandas & Matplotlib modules and the SQLAlchemy toolkit:
pip install pandas pip install matplotlib pip install sqlalchemy
Be sure to import the module with the following:
import pandas import matplotlib.pyplot as plt from sqlalchemy import create_engine
Visualize Presto Data in Python
You can now connect with a connection string. Use the create_engine function to create an Engine for working with Presto data.
engine = create_engine("presto:///?Server=127.0.0.1&Port=8080")
Execute SQL to Presto
Use the read_sql function from pandas to execute any SQL statement and store the resultset in a DataFrame.
df = pandas.read_sql("SELECT FirstName, LastName FROM Customer WHERE Id = '123456789'", engine)
Visualize Presto Data
With the query results stored in a DataFrame, use the plot function to build a chart to display the Presto data. The show method displays the chart in a new window.
df.plot(kind="bar", x="FirstName", y="LastName") plt.show()

Free Trial & More Information
Download a free, 30-day trial of the CData Python Connector for Presto to start building Python apps and scripts with connectivity to Presto data. Reach out to our Support Team if you have any questions.
Full Source Code
import pandas import matplotlib.pyplot as plt from sqlalchemy import create_engin engine = create_engine("presto:///?Server=127.0.0.1&Port=8080") df = pandas.read_sql("SELECT FirstName, LastName FROM Customer WHERE Id = '123456789'", engine) df.plot(kind="bar", x="FirstName", y="LastName") plt.show()