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Contents

Downloading and Installing the Python SDK
Python DB-API Connections
Establishing Secure Connections in Python

Native Python SDK Installation and Setup

To use the Native SDK for Python, you must download and install the Python SDK kit from PYPI. This kit includes the InterSystems DB-API driver as part of the installation.

Downloading and Installing the Python SDK

Download the latest version of the InterSystems IRIS Python SDK kit (intersystems-irispythonOpens in a new tab) from PYPI.

Use the package manager pipOpens in a new tab to install intersystems-irispython:

  pip install intersystems-irispython

See the READMEOpens in a new tab for simple examples of how to connect the Python SDK and DB-API.

Python DB-API Connections

See the following sections of Connecting Your Application to InterSystems Products for full information on DB-API connections:

Connect to InterSystems IRIS from Python using DB-API.
Connect to InterSystems IRIS Cloud SQL from Python using DB-API.

Establishing Secure Connections in Python

See TLS with Python Clients for information on setting up secure connections.

Calling Database Methods from Python

Introduction to the Native SDK for Python