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lancedb/python
Pratik Dey 7b1c063848 feat(python): add type-safe expression builder API (#3150)
Introduces col(), lit(), func(), and Expr class as alternatives to raw
SQL strings in .where() and .select(). Expressions are backed by
DataFusion's Expr AST and serialized to SQL for remote table compat.

Resolves: 
- https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/issues/3044 (python api's)
- https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/issues/3043 (support for filter)
- https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/issues/3045 (support for
projection)

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Co-authored-by: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-03-31 11:32:49 -07:00
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2025-01-29 08:27:07 -08:00
2024-04-05 16:22:59 -07:00

LanceDB Python SDK

A Python library for LanceDB.

Installation

pip install lancedb

Preview Releases

Stable releases are created about every 2 weeks. For the latest features and bug fixes, you can install the preview release. These releases receive the same level of testing as stable releases, but are not guaranteed to be available for more than 6 months after they are released. Once your application is stable, we recommend switching to stable releases.

pip install --pre --extra-index-url https://pypi.fury.io/lancedb/ lancedb

Usage

Basic Example

import lancedb
db = lancedb.connect('<PATH_TO_LANCEDB_DATASET>')
table = db.open_table('my_table')
results = table.search([0.1, 0.3]).limit(20).to_list()
print(results)

Development

See CONTRIBUTING.md for information on how to contribute to LanceDB.