PyAthena
PyAthena is a Python DB API 2.0 (PEP 249) client for Amazon Athena.
Requirements
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Python
- CPython 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14
Installation
$ pip install PyAthena
Extra packages:
| Package | Install command | Version |
|---|---|---|
| SQLAlchemy | pip install PyAthena[SQLAlchemy] |
>=2.0.0 |
| AioSQLAlchemy | pip install PyAthena[AioSQLAlchemy] |
>=2.0.0 |
| Pandas | pip install PyAthena[Pandas] |
>=3.0.0 |
| Arrow | pip install PyAthena[Arrow] |
>=22.0.0 |
| Polars | pip install PyAthena[Polars] |
>=1.39.0 |
Usage
from pyathena import connect
cursor = connect(s3_staging_dir="s3://YOUR_S3_BUCKET/path/to/",
region_name="us-west-2").cursor()
cursor.execute("SELECT * FROM one_row")
print(cursor.description)
print(cursor.fetchall())
Native asyncio is also supported:
import asyncio
from pyathena import aio_connect
async def main():
async with await aio_connect(s3_staging_dir="s3://YOUR_S3_BUCKET/path/to/",
region_name="us-west-2") as conn:
cursor = conn.cursor()
await cursor.execute("SELECT 1")
print(await cursor.fetchone())
asyncio.run(main())
Contributing
Contributions, including AI-assisted contributions, are welcome. Please read CONTRIBUTING.md before starting a change.
License
PyAthena's early development was informed by PyHive, including its DB-API tests and implementation patterns. PyAthena has since evolved with substantial Athena-specific functionality and additional backends. See NOTICE for acknowledgements.
Links
- Documentation: https://pyathena.dev/
- PyPI Releases: https://pypi.org/project/PyAthena/
- Source Code: https://github.com/pyathena-dev/PyAthena/
- Issue Tracker: https://github.com/pyathena-dev/PyAthena/issues
Logo
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