# Connector/Python 0.9.59-beta Release Notes

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**Release date:** 26 May 2020

This is a [***beta***](https://mariadb.com/docs/release-notes/community-server/about/release-criteria) 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-64](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONPY-64): Fixed crash when a connection was established without parameters
* [CONPY-66](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONPY-66): Fixed windows build
* [CONPY-62](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONPY-62): Fixed String to Decimal conversion (binary protocol)
* [CONPY-63](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONPY-63): Implemented version and version\_info for module

## Changelog

For a list of changes made in this release, with links to detailed information\
on each push, see the [changelog](https://mariadb.com/docs/release-notes/connectors/python/changelogs/0.9/0.9.59).

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