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 Python Cassandra Driver
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+A Python client driver for `Apache Cassandra <http://cassandra.apache.org>`_.
+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 <http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html>`_.
+The source code for this driver can be found on `Github <http://github.com/datastax/python-driver>`_.
+
+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:`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:`security`
+    An overview of the security features of the driver.
+
+Getting Help
+------------
+Please send questions to the `mailing list <https://groups.google.com/a/lists.datastax.com/forum/#!forum/python-driver-user>`_.
+
+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 <http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#datastax-drivers>`_.
+
+Reporting Issues
+----------------
+Please report any bugs and make any feature requests on the
+`JIRA <https://datastax-oss.atlassian.net/browse/PYTHON>`_ issue tracker.
+
+If you would like to contribute, please feel free to open a pull request.
+
 
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