Connecting to Cloudant

For information on the available WHL and TAR.GZ files for supported environments, and how to install the appropriate file for your Python distribution, see Package Installation.

For information on the module to import, and how to configure the necessary connection properties in a connection string, see Establishing a Connection.

Other available connection properties can be used to configure other aspects of the connector capabilities.

Python Version Support

The CData Python Connector for Cloudant can be installed and used in various Python 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, and 3.11 distributions.

Cloudant Version Support

The connector leverages the Cloudant API to enable bidirectional access to Cloudant data through standard SQL. See Query Mapping for SQL-to-Cloudant-query mappings and more information about accessing unstructured data in Cloudant through SQL.

See Also

• Using the Connector: Establish connections and query Cloudant through Python code.
• From SQLAlchemy: Use SQLAlchemy to establish a connection with dialect URL, and interact with Cloudant data using mapped classes and Sessions.