Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Connector/Python 8.0.13 is the third GA release version of the
MySQL Connector Python 8.0 series. This series adds support for Python
3.7. The X DevAPI enables application developers to write code that
combines the strengths of the relational and document models using a
modern, NoSQL-like syntax that does not assume previous experience
writing traditional SQL.

To learn more about how to write applications using the X DevAPI, see
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/x-devapi-userguide/en/. For more information
about how the X DevAPI is implemented in MySQL Connector/Python, and its
usage, see http://dev.mysql.com/doc/dev/connector-python.

For general documentation about how to get started using …

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The MySQL Document Store became general available (GA) with MySQL 8. One of the nice features of the MySQL Document Store is the X DevAPI that allows you to query the data from a multitude of programming languages using the same API (but while retaining the conventions of the language). The programming languages with support for the X DevAPI includes JavaScript (Node.js), PHP, Java, DotNet, and C++.

I will be using MySQL Connector/Python 8.0.12 for the example in this blog. The example is executed on Microsoft Windows with Python 3.6 installed, but it has also been tested on Oracle Linux 7 with Python 2.7. I do assume that MySQL Connector/Python has been installed. If that is not the case, you can read how to do it in the …

Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Connector/Python 2.1.8 GA is a sixth GA version of 2.1 release
series of the pure Python database driver for MySQL. It can be used for
production environments.

MySQL Connector/Python version 2.1.8 GA is compatible with MySQL Server
versions 5.5 and greater. Python 2.6 and greater as well as Python 3.4
and greater are supported. Python 2.4, 2.5, and 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 are not
supported.

MySQL Connector/Python 2.1.8 is available for download from:

http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/python/#downloads

MySQL Connector/Python 2.1.8 (Commercial) will be available for download
on the My Oracle Support (MOS) website. This release will be available
on eDelivery (OSDC) in next month’s upload cycle.

The ChangeLog file included in the …

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One of the nice things about MySQL Connector/Python is that it is available in a pure Python implementation. This makes it very portable. Today I have been exploring the possibility to take advantage of that to make MySQL Connector/Python available on my iPad.

There are few Python interpreters available for iPad. The one I will be discussing today is Pythonista 3 which has support for both Python 2.7 and 3.6. One of the things that caught my interest is that it comes with libraries to work with iOS such as accessing the contact and photos as well as UI tools. …

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It can be hard to recall all the details of how a program and API work. The usual way to handle that is to look at the manual or a book. Another – and in my opinion – nice way is to have built-in help, so you can find the information without changing between the program and browser. This blog discuss how to obtain help when you use MySQL Shell.

MySQL Shell is a client that allows you to execute queries and manage MySQL through SQL commands and JavaScript and Python code. It is a second generation command-line client with additional WebOps support. If you have not installed MySQL Shell yet, then you can download it from MySQL’s community downloads, Patches & Updates in …

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MySQL Shell is a great tool for working with MySQL. One of the features that make it stand out compared to the traditional mysql command-line client is the support for JavaScript and Python in addition to SQL statements. This allows you to write code you otherwise would have had to write outside the client. I showed a simple example of this in my post about the instant ALTER TABLE feature in MySQL 8.0.12 where a Python loop was used to populate a table with 1 million rows This blog will look further into the use of Python and more specifically external modules.

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When you write programs that uses a database backend, it is necessary to use a connector/API to submit the queries and retrieve the result. If you are writing Python programs that used MySQL, you can use MySQL Connector/Python – the connector developered by Oracle Corporation.

Now there is a new book dedicated to the usage of the connector: MySQL Connector/Python Revealed, which is published by Apress. It is available in a softcover edition as well as an eBook (PDF, ePub, Mobi).

The book is divided into four parts spanning from the installation to error handling and troubleshooting. …

Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Connector/Python 8.0.12 is the second GA release version of the
MySQL Connector Python 8.0 series. This series adds support for the new
X DevAPI. The X DevAPI enables application developers to write code
that combines the strengths of the relational and document models using
a modern, NoSQL-like syntax that does not assume previous experience
writing traditional SQL.

To learn more about how to write applications using the X DevAPI, see
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/x-devapi-userguide/en/. For more information
about how the X DevAPI is implemented in MySQL Connector/Python, and its
usage, see http://dev.mysql.com/doc/dev/connector-python.

Please note that the X DevAPI requires MySQL Server …

Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Connector/Python 8.0.11 is the first GA release version of the MySQL Connector Python 8.0 series. This series adds support for the new X DevAPI. The X DevAPI enables application developers to write code that combines the strengths of the relational and document models using a modern, NoSQL-like syntax that does not assume previous experience writing traditional SQL.

To learn more about how to write applications using the X DevAPI, see http://dev.mysql.com/doc/x-devapi-userguide/en/. For more information about how the X DevAPI is implemented in MySQL Connector/Python, and its usage, see http://dev.mysql.com/doc/dev/connector-python.

Please note that the X DevAPI requires MySQL Server version 5.7.12 or higher with the X Plugin enabled. For general …

The MySQL Connector/Python Team is pleased to announce MySQL Connector/Python 8.0.11, the first GA 8.0 release series of the official MySQL driver for Python. This release introduces the first Python driver that adds full MySQL 8.0 support.

Document Store

MySQL 8.0 includes many improvements and new features, with Document Store being the biggest.

MySQL Document Store is schema-less with a flexible data structure storage system for documents. This removes the requirement for schema design, normalization, foreign keys, constrains, and data types.

The Document Store is accessible by the X DevAPI, an API that introduces a new modern and easy-to-learn way to …