Connecting to Amazon Redshift

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 Amazon Redshift can be installed and used in various Python 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, and 3.11 distributions.

Amazon Redshift Version Support

The connector enables standards-based access to Amazon Redshift based on PostgreSQL 8.0.2 with Amazon Redshift SQL.

See Also

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