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DataStax Python Driver for Apache Cassandra
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.. image:: https://travis-ci.org/datastax/python-driver.png?branch=master
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:target: https://travis-ci.org/datastax/python-driver
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A Python client driver for Apache Cassandra. This driver works exclusively
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with the Cassandra Query Language v3 (CQL3) and Cassandra's native
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protocol. As such, only Cassandra 1.2+ is supported.
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Installation
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Installation through pip is recommended::
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$ pip install cassandra-driver
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For more complete installation instructions, see the
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`installation guide <http://datastax.github.io/python-driver/installation.html>`_.
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Documentation
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-------------
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A couple of links for getting up to speed:
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* `Installation <http://datastax.github.io/python-driver/installation.html>`_
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* `Getting started guide <http://datastax.github.io/python-driver/getting_started.html>`_
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* `API docs <http://datastax.github.io/python-driver/api/index.html>`_
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You can also find some
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`notes about the performance <http://datastax.github.io/python-driver/performance.html>`_
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on the `documentation page <http://datastax.github.io/python-driver/index.html>`_.
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Reporting Problems
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------------------
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Please report any bugs and make any feature requests on the
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`JIRA <https://datastax-oss.atlassian.net/browse/PYTHON>`_ issue tracker.
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If you would like to contribute, please feel free to open a pull request.
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Getting Help
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------------
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Your two best options for getting help with the driver are the
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`mailing list <https://groups.google.com/a/lists.datastax.com/forum/#!forum/python-driver-user>`_
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and the IRC channel.
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For IRC, use the #datastax-drivers channel on irc.freenode.net. If you don't have an IRC client,
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you can use `freenode's web-based client <http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#datastax-drivers>`_.
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Features to be Added
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* C extension for encoding/decoding messages
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* Twisted support
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* Python 3 support
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* IPv6 Support
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License
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-------
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Copyright 2013, DataStax
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Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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You may obtain a copy of the License at
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http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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limitations under the License.
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