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# Connector/Python 0.9.56 beta Release Notes

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**Release date:** 6 Apr 2020

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

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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.

## Notable Updates

* [CONPY-46](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONPY-46): Implemented `__enter__()` and `__exit__()` methods for with statement (PEP-343). These methods are available now for connection and cursor class.
* [CONPY-47](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONPY-47): When sending parameters PyBool\_Type wasn't supported. In case a boolean type (True/False) will be provided as a parameter, it will be converted to a tinyint (MYSQL\_TYPE\_TINY).
* [CONPY-48](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONPY-48): Accept List of parameters for execute() method
* [CONPY-49](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONPY-49): Added support for Decimal type
  * When retrieving data with column type MYSQL\_TYPE\_NEWDECIMAL Connector/Python now loads the decimal module and converts data from string into Pythons decimal.Decimal type.
  * When sending a decimal.Decimal parameter, value will be converted to string and send with type MYSQL\_TYPE\_NEWDECIMAL to server.
* [CONPY-51](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONPY-51): Store field\_count internelly for buffered cursors to prevent overriding/clearing the value by connection methods which directly send commands to database server.
* [CONPY-52](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONPY-52): Fixed double free of resultset.

## Changelog

For a list of changes made in this release, with links to detailed information on each push, see the [changelog](/docs/release-notes/connectors/python/changelogs/0.9/0.9.56.md).

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