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CrateDB Python Client
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A Python client library for CrateDB_.

This library:

- Implements the Python `DB API 2.0`_ specification
- Includes support for SQLAlchemy_ (>= 1.3.0)

Prerequisites
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Recent versions of this library are validated on Python 3 (>= 3.7).
It may also work on earlier versions of Python.


Installation
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The CrateDB Python client is available as a pip_ package.

To install, run::

    $ pip install crate

To update, run::

    $ pip install --upgrade crate


Contributing
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This project is primarily maintained by Crate.io_, but we welcome community
contributions!

See the `developer docs`_ and the `contribution docs`_ for more information.

Help
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Looking for more help?

- Read the `project docs`_
- Check out our `support channels`_

.. _contribution docs: CONTRIBUTING.rst
.. _Crate.io: https://crate.io/
.. _CrateDB: https://github.com/crate/crate
.. _DB API 2.0: http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0249/
.. _developer docs: DEVELOP.rst
.. _pip: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pip
.. _SQLAlchemy: https://www.sqlalchemy.org
.. _StackOverflow: https://stackoverflow.com/tags/cratedb
.. _support channels: https://crate.io/support/
.. _project docs: https://crate.io/docs/python/
