Full Installation
Installation instructions for the Python Columnar SDK.
Before You Start
Sign up for a Capella account, and choose a Columnar cluster.
Prerequisites
Currently Python 3.9 - Python 3.12 is supported. See the compatibility page for more information about platform support.
Other Installation Methods
A select set of wheels is available on the GitHub Releases page. If a wheel is not available for your specific Python version and/or platform, See the GitHub Building page for details on how to build the SDK’s binary.
Installing from a Downloaded Package
To install the SDK from a wheel on the GitHub Releases page:
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Download the appropriate wheel
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Unzip the downloaded file
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Install via pip:
python3 -m pip install <path to unzipped wheel>
Building from Source
If a compatible wheel is not available, the SDK’s binary will need to be built from source:
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Follow the steps on the GitHub Building page.
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After the build succeeds, the SDK can be used by running Python scripts from within the cloned repository — or the SDK can be installed via pip:
python3 -m pip install <path to cloned repository>