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Snowflake Connector for Python

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Summary Information

Updated 2 hours ago
Type:Library / SDKCategory(s):ORMs, Migrations & DB ClientsRelational & SQL DatabasesDatabases & Storage
Added to GitGenius on March 21st, 2026
Created on June 29th, 2016
Open Issues & Pull Requests: 131 (+0)
GitHub issues: Enabled
Number of forks: 576
Total Stargazers: 731 (+0)
Total Subscribers: 38 (+0)

Repository Insights (GitGenius)

Median issue/PR response: 20.0 hours
Mean response time: 119.9 days
90th percentile: 537.9 days
Tracked items: 286

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Maintainer activity

7 people did triage or write work on this repository in the last 12 months.

Counts unlabeled, assigned, unassigned, milestoned, demilestoned, locked, unlocked over the last 12 months. These are issue and pull request events that require triage or write permission. Commits and code review are not counted. labeled and renamed are excluded because GitHub issue forms record the issue author as the actor. Figures from October 11, 2026. This count is not comparable across projects: each project's automation decides which of these events a person emits.

How this project is maintained

Practically every issue opened in the past year has drawn a reply. 99% of open issues come from outside the core team, so the backlog reflects real-world use rather than internal planning. Work labelled "status-fixed_awaiting_release" is answered fastest, typically in about 10 hours, while "triaged" waits about 15 months. Only 57% of issues opened in the past year have been closed. Three people close 74% of everything that gets resolved.

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Issue Activity (beta)

Open issues: 94
New in 7 days: 1
Closed in 7 days: 0
Avg open age: 524 days
Stale 30+ days: 86
Stale 90+ days: 71

Recent activity

Opened in 7 days: 1
Closed in 7 days: 0
Comments in 7 days: 1
Events in 7 days: 1

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  • status-triage_done (252)
  • bug (106)
  • feature (89)
  • triaged (52)
  • status-fixed_awaiting_release (36)
  • enhancement (23)
  • needs triage (19)
  • question (18)

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Detailed Description

The Snowflake Connector for Python is a database client library that enables Python applications to connect to Snowflake and execute standard SQL operations. The connector implements the Python DB API 2.0 specification, providing a native Python interface as an alternative to Java JDBC or C/C++ ODBC drivers. It requires no external dependencies on JDBC or ODBC and can be installed via pip on Linux, macOS, and Windows systems running Python 3.10 or higher.

The repository is actively maintained with substantial community engagement.

The connector includes comprehensive build infrastructure supporting both local and containerized builds. Local builds use PEP-517 standards to generate wheel packages, while a Dockerized build script at ci/build_docker.sh enables compilation for specific Python versions. The project uses Rust's sf_mini_core library as an underlying component, sourced from the universal-driver repository.

The connector includes telemetry collection by default to support product improvement, with options to disable it either through the CLIENT_TELEMETRY_ENABLED session parameter or the telemetry_enabled property on SnowflakeConnection objects. Package authenticity can be verified using cosign signatures available on release tags, with detailed verification instructions provided in the repository documentation.

A documented limitation notes that the connector does not currently support GCP regional endpoints, requiring users with regional endpoint requirements to contact Snowflake Support. The project directs users to official Snowflake documentation at docs.snowflake.com and provides community support channels through the Snowflake Lodge community platform.