https://github.com/psycopg/psycopg2

PostgreSQL database adapter for the Python programming language
https://github.com/psycopg/psycopg2

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PostgreSQL database adapter for the Python programming language

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/psycopg/psycopg2
• Owner: psycopg
• License: other
• Created: 2013-01-21T11:05:11.000Z (almost 12 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-11-23T01:25:09.000Z (about 2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-12-30T14:12:34.053Z (12 days ago)
• Topics: database, driver, postgresql, python
• Language: C
• Homepage: https://www.psycopg.org/
• Size: 8.57 MB
• Stars: 3,383
• Watchers: 69
• Forks: 504
• Open Issues: 26
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.rst
  • Changelog: NEWS
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
  • License: LICENSE
  • Authors: AUTHORS

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README

        
psycopg2 - Python-PostgreSQL Database Adapter

=============================================

Psycopg is the most popular PostgreSQL database adapter for the Python

programming language.  Its main features are the complete implementation of

the Python DB API 2.0 specification and the thread safety (several threads can

share the same connection).  It was designed for heavily multi-threaded

applications that create and destroy lots of cursors and make a large number

of concurrent "INSERT"s or "UPDATE"s.

Psycopg 2 is mostly implemented in C as a libpq wrapper, resulting in being

both efficient and secure.  It features client-side and server-side cursors,

asynchronous communication and notifications, "COPY TO/COPY FROM" support.

Many Python types are supported out-of-the-box and adapted to matching

PostgreSQL data types; adaptation can be extended and customized thanks to a

flexible objects adaptation system.

Psycopg 2 is both Unicode and Python 3 friendly.

.. Note::

    The psycopg2 package is still widely used and actively maintained, but it

    is not expected to receive new features.

    `Psycopg 3`__ is the evolution of psycopg2 and is where `new features are

    being developed`__: if you are starting a new project you should probably

    start from 3!

    .. __: https://pypi.org/project/psycopg/

    .. __: https://www.psycopg.org/psycopg3/docs/index.html

Documentation

-------------

Documentation is included in the ``doc`` directory and is `available online`__.

.. __: https://www.psycopg.org/docs/

For any other resource (source code repository, bug tracker, mailing list)

please check the `project homepage`__.

.. __: https://psycopg.org/

Installation

------------

Building Psycopg requires a few prerequisites (a C compiler, some development

packages): please check the install_ and the faq_ documents in the ``doc`` dir

or online for the details.

If prerequisites are met, you can install psycopg like any other Python

package, using ``pip`` to download it from PyPI_::

    $ pip install psycopg2

or using ``setup.py`` if you have downloaded the source package locally::

    $ python setup.py build

    $ sudo python setup.py install

You can also obtain a stand-alone package, not requiring a compiler or

external libraries, by installing the `psycopg2-binary`_ package from PyPI::

    $ pip install psycopg2-binary

The binary package is a practical choice for development and testing but in

production it is advised to use the package built from sources.

.. _PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/psycopg2/

.. _psycopg2-binary: https://pypi.org/project/psycopg2-binary/

.. _install: https://www.psycopg.org/docs/install.html#install-from-source

.. _faq: https://www.psycopg.org/docs/faq.html#faq-compile

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