Release date: 6 Apr 2020
This is a beta release of MariaDB Connector/Python and not intended for production use.
Do not use beta releases in production!
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.
: Implemented __enter__() and __exit__() methods for with statement (PEP-343). These methods are available now for connection and cursor class.
: 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).
: Accept List of parameters for execute() method
For a list of changes made in this release, with links to detailed information on each push, see the .
Do not use beta releases in production!
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.
Wnen sending a decimal.Decimal parameter, value will be converted to string and send with type MYSQL_TYPE_NEWDECIMAL to server.
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: Fixed double free of resultset.
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