Introduction to the Native SDK for Python

See the Table of Contents for a detailed listing of the subjects covered in this document.

Note:

The Native SDK for Python also provides the InterSystems implementation of Python DB-API (see Using Python DB-API for details).

The InterSystems Native SDK for Python is a lightweight interface to powerful InterSystems IRIS® resources that were once available only through ObjectScript:

Native Python SDK Installation and Setup — describes how to download, install, and connect to the Native SDK.

Call ObjectScript Methods — call any embedded language classmethod from your Python application as easily as you can call native Python methods.
Control Database Objects from Python — use Python proxy objects to control embedded language class instances. Call instance methods and get or set property values as if the instances were native Python objects.
Work with Global Arrays — directly access globals, the tree-based sparse arrays used to implement the InterSystems multidimensional storage model.
Use InterSystems Transactions and Locking — use Native SDK implementations of embedded language transactions and locking methods to work with InterSystems databases.
Python Native SDK Quick Reference — provides a brief description of Native SDK classes and methods.

Native SDKs for other languages

Versions of the Native SDK are also available for Java, .NET, and Node.js:

Using the Native SDK for Java
Using the Native SDK for .NET
Using the Native SDK for Node.js

Native Python SDK Installation and Setup