# Connector/Python 1.1.6 Release Notes

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**Release date:** 1 Mar 2023

This is a [***stable***](https://mariadb.com/docs/release-notes/community-server/about/release-criteria) release of MariaDB Connector/Python.

**For a description of this library see the** [**MariaDB Connector/Python documentation**](https://mariadb-corporation.github.io/mariadb-connector-python/index.html) **.**

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 changes

* [CONPY-247](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONPY-247): Added optional parameter "pool\_invalidation\_interval", which specifies the validation interval in milliseconds after which the status of a connection requested from the pool is checked. The default values is 500 milliseconds, a value of 0 means that the status will always be checked.

## Bug fixes

* [CONPY-251](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONPY-251): Check if stmt was already initialized in cursor nextset() method.
* [CONPY-250](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONPY-250): Fixed calculation of connection pool size
* [CONPY-248](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONPY-248): Replace broken connections in connection pool
* [CONPY-246](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONPY-246): Rollback transaction if connection pool was created without pool\_reset\_connection option.
* [CONPY-245](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONPY-245): Implementation of LRU cache in connection pool.
* [CONPY-240](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONPY-240): Don't overwrite errormessage/stacktrace if an exception was generated during module initialization.

## Installation

MariaDB Connector/Python 1.1.6 can be obtained from central python repository:

```bash
pip3 install mariadb
```

or to upgrade to the most recent version

```bash
pip3 install --upgrade mariadb
```

## 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/1.1/1.1.6).

## Links:

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

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