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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DataStax Python driver compatibility

Driver Cassandra DataStax Enterprise (DSE) Hyper-Converged Database (HCD) Astra DB

Version

4.0+

3.0+

2.2

2.1

6.9

6.8

6.7

6.0

5.1

5.0

1.0

Cloud

3.28+

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

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Fully compatible

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

3.25+

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

Partially compatible 8

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

Partially compatible 8

Fully compatible

3.22+

Partially compatible 6

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

3.21

Partially compatible 6

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

Partially compatible 7

Partially compatible 7

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

Partially compatible 7

Fully compatible

3.20

Partially compatible 6

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

Partially compatible 7

Partially compatible 7

Partially compatible 7

Partially compatible 7

Partially compatible 7

Partially compatible 7

Partially compatible 7

Fully compatible

3.0+

Partially compatible 6

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

Partially compatible 7

Partially compatible 7

Partially compatible 7

Partially compatible 7

Partially compatible 7

Partially compatible 7

Partially compatible 7

2.6+

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

2.1+

Partially compatible 5

Fully compatible

5 Limited to the Cassandra 2.1 API.

6 Limited to the Cassandra 3.x/2.2.x API.

7 Earlier versions of Cassandra drivers did not have full support of DSE features.

8 Vector functionality is limited to Cassandra version 3.28.0 and later.

DSE Python driver compatibility

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

Driver DataStax Enterprise (DSE)

Version

6.9

6.8

6.7

6.0

5.1

5.0

2.11+

Partially compatible

Partially compatible

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

2.5+

Partially compatible

Partially compatible

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

2.0+

Partially compatible

Partially compatible

Partially compatible 2

Partially compatible 2

Fully compatible

Fully compatible

1.0+

Partially compatible

Partially compatible

Partially compatible 1

Partially compatible 1

Partially compatible 1

Fully compatible

1 Limited to DSE 5.0 API.

2 Limited to DSE 5.1 API.

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