DataStax Python driver for Apache Cassandra®

New features and bug fixes are developed on the latest minor version of the driver, and users are encouraged to stay current with those minor releases. APIs are maintained stable according to semantic versioning conventions, and upgrades should be trivial.

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	Fully compatible
	Partially compatible
	Not compatible

DataStax Python driver compatibility

Cassandra
DSE
HCD
Astra DB

Driver version

Apache Cassandra® version

4.0+

3.0+

3.25+ (Latest 3.28+)

^e

3.0+

^e

2.1+

^e Limited to the Cassandra 3.x/2.2.x API.

Driver version

DataStax Enterprise (DSE) version

6.9

6.8

5.1

ⁱ

^g

^g

^g

^g

^g

3.0+

^g

^g

^g

2.1+

^g Doesn’t support all DSE features.

ⁱ Vector functionality requires Cassandra version 3.28.0 or later.

Driver version

Hyper-Converged Database (HCD) version

1.1+

ⁱ

^g

3.0+

^g

2.1+

^g Doesn’t support all DSE features.

ⁱ Vector functionality requires Cassandra version 3.28.0 or later.

Driver version

Astra DB compatibility

3.20+ (Latest 3.28+)

2.1+

DSE Python driver compatibility

The DSE-only Python driver reached EOL in January 2022.

Driver version	DataStax Enterprise (DSE) version
Driver version	6.9	6.8	5.1
2.0+
1.0+			^a

^a Limited to DSE 5.0 API.

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