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Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2013 22:28:14 -0400
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Subject: Re: DataStax Native Protocol Python Driver [beta]
From: Edward Capriolo <edlinuxguru@gmail.com>
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Nice job man!


On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 6:41 PM, Tyler Hobbs <tyler@datastax.com> wrote:

> For those of you using pycassa or the cassandra dbapi2 driver, I wanted to
> let you know that a beta version of the DataStax python driver is available
> on GitHub here: https://github.com/datastax/python-driver
>
> This driver works exclusively with cql3 and uses the new native protocol
> for Cassandra 1.2+ in place of Thrift.  The main benefits are:
>
>    - Request pipelining, which allows for greater throughput with a
>    smaller number of connections
>    - Push notifications from Cassandra about changes to the cluster state
>    - More advanced connection pooling capabilities, including node
>    autodiscovery, token-aware routing, and multi-datacenter awareness
>
> The driver design closely follows that of the DataStax Java driver (
> https://github.com/datastax/java-driver) and C# driver (
> https://github.com/datastax/csharp-driver) with some pythonic adjustments.
>
> There's also a basic mapping layer available through the 'native' branch
> of the cqlengine library, which can be found here:
> https://github.com/cqlengine/cqlengine/tree/native.
>
> We're planning to put the driver through some rigorous QA internally
> before the first non-beta release of the driver later this year.
>
> If you have any questions, suggestions, or bug reports, I would love to
> hear them!
>
> --
> Tyler Hobbs
> DataStax <http://datastax.com/>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Nice job man!<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br>=
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 6:41 PM, Tyler Hobbs <spa=
n dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:tyler@datastax.com" target=3D"_blank">t=
yler@datastax.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">For those of you using pyca=
ssa or the cassandra dbapi2 driver, I wanted to let you know that a beta ve=
rsion of the DataStax python driver is available on GitHub here: <a href=3D=
"https://github.com/datastax/python-driver" target=3D"_blank">https://githu=
b.com/datastax/python-driver</a><br>


<br>This driver works exclusively with cql3 and uses the new native protoco=
l for Cassandra 1.2+ in place of Thrift.=A0 The main benefits are:<br><ul><=
li>Request pipelining, which allows for greater throughput with a smaller n=
umber of connections</li>


<li>Push notifications from Cassandra about changes to the cluster state</l=
i><li>More advanced connection pooling capabilities, including node autodis=
covery, token-aware routing, and multi-datacenter awareness</li></ul><p>


The driver design closely follows that of the DataStax Java driver (<a href=
=3D"https://github.com/datastax/java-driver" target=3D"_blank">https://gith=
ub.com/datastax/java-driver</a>) and C# driver (<a href=3D"https://github.c=
om/datastax/csharp-driver" target=3D"_blank">https://github.com/datastax/cs=
harp-driver</a>) with some pythonic adjustments.</p>


<p>There&#39;s also a basic mapping layer available through the &#39;native=
&#39; branch of the cqlengine library, which can be found here: <a href=3D"=
https://github.com/cqlengine/cqlengine/tree/native" target=3D"_blank">https=
://github.com/cqlengine/cqlengine/tree/native</a>.</p>


<p>We&#39;re planning to put the driver through some rigorous QA internally=
 before the first non-beta release of the driver later this year.<br></p><p=
>If you have any questions, suggestions, or bug reports, I would love to he=
ar them!<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>


</font></span></p><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>-- <br=
><font color=3D"#888888">Tyler Hobbs<span></span><br>
<a href=3D"http://datastax.com/" target=3D"_blank">DataStax</a><br></font>
</font></span></div>
</blockquote></div><br></div>

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