Psycopg 3: PostgreSQL database adapter for Python

Psycopg 3 is a modern implementation of a PostgreSQL adapter for Python.

This distribution contains the pure Python package psycopg.

.. Note::

Despite the lack of number in the package name, this package is the
successor of psycopg2_.

Please use the psycopg2 package if you are maintaining an existing program
using psycopg2 as a dependency. If you are developing something new,
Psycopg 3 is the most current implementation of the adapter.

.. _psycopg2: https://pypi.org/project/psycopg2/

Installation

In short, run the following::

pip install --upgrade pip           # to upgrade pip
pip install "psycopg[binary,pool]"  # to install package and dependencies

If something goes wrong, and for more information about installation, please check out the Installation documentation__.

.. __: https://www.psycopg.org/psycopg3/docs/basic/install.html#

Hacking

For development information check out the project readme__.

.. __: https://github.com/psycopg/psycopg#readme

Copyright (C) 2020 The Psycopg Team