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# Connector/Python 0.9.52-alpha Release Notes

Release notes for MariaDB Connector/Python 0.9.52-alpha, an Alpha release published 18 December 2019.

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**Release date:** 18 Dec 2019

This is an [***alpha***](/docs/release-notes/community-server/about/release-criteria.md) release of the MariaDB Connector/Python and not intended for production use.

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**For a description of this library see the** [**MariaDB Connector/Python documentation**](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-python/wiki) **in Github Wili.**

MariaDB Connector/Python enables python programs to access MariaDB and MySQL databases, using an API which is compliant with the Python DB API 2.0 (PEP-249). It is written in C and uses MariaDB Connector/C client library for client server communication.

### Installation

MariaDB Connector/Python can be obtained from central python repository:

```bash
pip3 install --pre mariadb
```

### Links:

* [Documentation](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-python/wiki)
* [Bug tracker](https://jira.mariadb.org)
* Sources are hosted on [Github](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-python)

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