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nxCypher

License: Apache 2.0

nxCypher is an openCypher graph query language implementation written in Python, for Python data structures. Originally forked from GrandCypher.

pip install nxcypher

You likely already know openCypher from the Neo4j Graph Database. Use it with your favorite graph libraries in Python!

Usage

Example Usage with NetworkX:

from nxcypher import NXCypher
import networkx as nx

NXCypher(nx.karate_club_graph()).run("""
MATCH (A)-[]->(B)
MATCH (B)-[]->(C)
WHERE A.club == "Mr. Hi"
RETURN A.club, B.club
""")

See examples.md for more!

Feature Parity

Feature Support
Multiple MATCH clauses ✅
WHERE-clause filtering on nodes ✅
Anonymous -[]- edges ✅
LIMIT ✅
SKIP ✅
Node/edge attributes with {} syntax ✅
WHERE-clause filtering on edges ✅
Named -[]- edges ✅
Chained ()-[]->()-[]->() edges ✅
Backwards ()<-[]-() edges ✅
Anonymous () nodes ✅
Undirected ()-[]-() edges ✅
Boolean Arithmetic (AND/OR) ✅
(:Type) node-labels ✅
[:Type] edge-labels ✅
DISTINCT ✅
ORDER BY ✅
IN ✅
Aggregation functions (COUNT, SUM, MIN, MAX, AVG) ✅
COUNT(*) aggregate ✅
DISTINCT in aggregates (COUNT(DISTINCT x)) ✅
COLLECT() aggregation ✅
Aliasing of returned entities (return X as Y) ✅
Negated edges (WHERE NOT (a)-->(b)) ✅
OPTIONAL MATCH ✅
Multiple independent OPTIONAL MATCH ✅
WITH clause ✅
UNWIND clause ✅
Graph mutations (CREATE, SET, DELETE, DETACH DELETE) ✅
REMOVE clause ✅
MERGE clause with ON CREATE/ON MATCH ✅
String functions (toLower, toUpper, trim) ✅
List functions (size, head, tail) ✅
Type functions (type, labels, keys) ✅
CASE expressions (searched and simple) ✅
UNION / UNION ALL ✅
List comprehensions ✅
✅ = Supported 🛣 = On Roadmap 🥺 = Help Welcome 🔴 = Not Planned

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines, including the DCO sign-off requirement.

License

nxCypher is licensed under the Apache License 2.0.

This project implements the openCypher query language. Cypher is a registered trademark of Neo4j, Inc. This project is not affiliated with or endorsed by Neo4j, Inc.

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