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DataStax Python Driver for Apache Cassandra™ Quickstart

Learn how to insert, retrieve, and delete data with the DataStax Python Driver for Apache Cassandra™.

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The Datastax Python Driver for Apache Cassandra™ is a modern, feature-rich and highly tunable Python client library for Apache Cassandra® (2.1+) and DataStax Enterprise (4.7+), and DataStax Astra, using exclusively Cassandra’s binary protocol and Cassandra Query Language (CQL) v3.

In this scenario, you will:

Connect to an Apache Cassandra™ instance with the DataStax Python driver
Use the driver to execute CQL statements against Apache Cassandra™ that do the following:
- Create a keyspace and table programmatically
- Insert a user into a table
- Select that user back out
- Update the user's email
- Delete the user from the table
Process CQL query results programmatically

Time to Complete

5-10 minutes

Difficulty

Beginner