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lancedb/python/lancedb/__init__.py
Chang She e1ae2bcbd8 feat: add to_list and to_pandas api's (#556)
Add `to_list` to return query results as list of python dict (so we're
not too pandas-centric). Closes #555

Add `to_pandas` API and add deprecation warning on `to_df`. Closes #545

Co-authored-by: Chang She <chang@lancedb.com>
2023-10-11 12:18:55 -07:00

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# Copyright 2023 LanceDB Developers
#
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
# You may obtain a copy of the License at
# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
#
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# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.
import importlib.metadata
from typing import Optional
__version__ = importlib.metadata.version("lancedb")
from .db import URI, DBConnection, LanceDBConnection
from .remote.db import RemoteDBConnection
from .schema import vector
from .utils import sentry_log
def connect(
uri: URI,
*,
api_key: Optional[str] = None,
region: str = "us-west-2",
host_override: Optional[str] = None,
) -> DBConnection:
"""Connect to a LanceDB database.
Parameters
----------
uri: str or Path
The uri of the database.
api_key: str, optional
If presented, connect to LanceDB cloud.
Otherwise, connect to a database on file system or cloud storage.
region: str, default "us-west-2"
The region to use for LanceDB Cloud.
host_override: str, optional
The override url for LanceDB Cloud.
Examples
--------
For a local directory, provide a path for the database:
>>> import lancedb
>>> db = lancedb.connect("~/.lancedb")
For object storage, use a URI prefix:
>>> db = lancedb.connect("s3://my-bucket/lancedb")
Connect to LancdDB cloud:
>>> db = lancedb.connect("db://my_database", api_key="ldb_...")
Returns
-------
conn : DBConnection
A connection to a LanceDB database.
"""
if isinstance(uri, str) and uri.startswith("db://"):
if api_key is None:
raise ValueError(f"api_key is required to connected LanceDB cloud: {uri}")
return RemoteDBConnection(uri, api_key, region, host_override)
return LanceDBConnection(uri)