Connecting to Apache CouchDB

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 Apache CouchDB can be installed and used in various Python 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, and 3.11 distributions.

Apache CouchDB Version Support

The connector supports CouchDB version 1.6 and above. See Query Mapping for SQL-to-ApacheCouchDB-query mappings and more information about accessing unstructured data in Apache CouchDB through SQL.

See Also

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