<div class="download-description"><span style="font-weight: 400;">CQLSH is a command line shell for interacting with your database through CQL (Cassandra Query Language). This tool provides a useful interface for administrators and developers to access the database and issue CQL commands.The versions of CQLSH correspond to a DataStax database version. Choose the CQLSH version that is compatible with your DataStax database.</span></div>
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<h3>Prerequisites</h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">CQLSH requires </span><a href="https://www.python.org/downloads/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Python 2.7</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">Try it on Astra DB</span></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The </span><a href="https://awesome-astra.github.io/docs/pages/astra/astra-cli/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Astra CLI</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is a command line interface for managing and working with DataStax Astra. It provides a single interface for Astra DB and automatically installs and configures CQLSH, and much more:</span></p>
<h4><span style="font-weight: 400;">Data Load &amp; Query</span></h4>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Querying &amp; data loading with CQLSH and DS Bulk</span></p>
<h4><span style="font-weight: 400;">DB Lifecycle Management</span></h4>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Astra DB artifact creation and management</span></p>
<h4><span style="font-weight: 400;">Streaming Lifecycle Management</span></h4>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Astra Streaming artifact creation and management with Pulsar-Shell</span></p>
<h4><span style="font-weight: 400;">SecOps</span></h4>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Manage Orgs and Users, Security and Token configuration</span></p>
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<h6><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fig. Astra Command Line Interface (CLI) Demo</span></h6>
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