Python Cassandra Driver ======================= A Python client driver for `Apache Cassandra `_. This driver works exclusively with the Cassandra Query Language v3 (CQL3) and Cassandra's native protocol. Cassandra 1.2+ is supported. The driver supports Python 2.6, 2.7, 3.3, and 3.4. This driver is open source under the `Apache v2 License `_. The source code for this driver can be found on `GitHub `_. Contents -------- :doc:`installation` How to install the driver. :doc:`getting_started` A guide through the first steps of connecting to Cassandra and executing queries. :doc:`object_mapper` Introduction to the integrated object mapper, cqlengine :doc:`api/index` The API documentation. :doc:`upgrading` A guide to upgrading versions of the driver. :doc:`performance` Tips for getting good performance. :doc:`query_paging` Notes on paging large query results. :doc:`lwt` Working with results of conditional requests :doc:`user_defined_types` Working with Cassandra 2.1's user-defined types. :doc:`security` An overview of the security features of the driver. :doc:`faq` A collection of Frequently Asked Questions .. toctree:: :hidden: api/index installation getting_started upgrading performance query_paging lwt security user_defined_types object_mapper faq Getting Help ------------ Visit the :doc:`FAQ section ` in this documentation. Please send questions to the `mailing list `_. Alternatively, you can use IRC. Connect to the #datastax-drivers channel on irc.freenode.net. If you don't have an IRC client, you can use `freenode's web-based client `_. Reporting Issues ---------------- Please report any bugs and make any feature requests on the `JIRA `_ issue tracker. If you would like to contribute, please feel free to open a pull request. Indices and Tables ================== * :ref:`genindex` * :ref:`modindex` * :ref:`search`