MySQL Connector/Python Release Notes
MySQL Connector/Python packages are now available in two formats: Pure Python packages that contain only Python files, and packages that contain the Python files plus the C Extension and C Protobuf extension. Exception platforms are Solaris, macOS, and Windows, for which packages containing the Python files and C extensions are available but not pure Python packages. (Bug #26648417)
MySQL Connector/Python now supports connections to MySQL accounts that use the
caching_sha2_password
authentication plugin
(see Caching SHA-2 Pluggable Authentication).
This requires MySQL server version 8.0.3 or higher. It also
requires use of a secure connection because Connector/Python does not
support RSA encryption for password exchange.
(WL #11073)
MySQL Connector/Python now supports an auth
connection option
to specify the authentication methanism. Permitted values are
plain
, mysql41
, and
external
. The option name and value are not
case sensitive.
If the authentication mechanism is not specified, it defaults to
plain
for secure (TLS) or Unix socket
connections, or mysql41
for insecure
connections.
(WL #10771)
MySQL Connector/Python now supports a pure Python implementation of Protobuf. Consequently, the Protobuf C extension has become optional. Connector/Python will use the Python implementation if the C extension is not available. The Protobuf Python package is required if it is desired not to use the C extension.
The version requirements are Protobuf C++ 2.6.0 or higher, Protobuf Python 3.0.0 or higher. (WL #10899)
A mysqlx.sessions
variable is now exposed to
scripts that can be used for session-related tasks such as
saving or loading session configuration information.
(WL #10053)
These methods have been added for Collection
:
add_or_replace_one()
,
get_one()
, replace_one()
,
and remove_one()
.
(WL #10975)
These methods have been added for
FindStatement
and
SelectStatement
, to enable shared and
exclusive locks to be acquired: lock_shared()
and lock_exclusive()
.
(WL #10974)
There is support for new forms of comparisons that use the
IN
operator:
item
INlist
item
INdocument path
dict
INdict
The left-hand-side value must be castable to the
JSON
type.
(WL #10973)