starrocks 1.0.3

Python interface to StarRocks

StarRocks Python Client

A StarRocks client for the Python programming language.

StarRocks is the next-generation data platform designed to make data-intensive real-time analytics fast and easy. It delivers query speeds 5 to 10 times faster than other popular solutions. StarRocks can perform real-time analytics well while updating historical records. It can also enhance real-time analytics with historical data from data lakes easily. With StarRocks, you can get rid of the de-normalized tables and get the best performance and flexibility.

Installation

pip install starrocks

SQLAlchemy Usage

To connect to StarRocks using SQLAlchemy, use a connection string (URL) following this pattern:

• User: User Name
• Password: DBPassword
• Host: StarRocks FE Host
• Catalog: Catalog Name
• Database: Database Name
• Port: StarRocks FE port

Here's what the connection string looks like:

starrocks://<User>:<Password>@<Host>:<Port>/<Catalog>.<Database>

Example

It is recommended to use python 3.x to connect to the StarRocks database, eg:

from sqlalchemy import create_engine
from sqlalchemy.schema import Table, MetaData
from sqlalchemy.sql.expression import select, text

engine = create_engine('starrocks://root:xxx@localhost:9030/hive_catalog.hive_db')
connection = engine.connect()

rows = connection.execute(text("SELECT * FROM hive_table")).fetchall()