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Psycopg 3: PostgreSQL database adapter for Python - binary package
This distribution package is an optional component of Psycopg 3: it
contains the optional optimization package psycopg_binary.
.. __: https://pypi.org/project/psycopg/ .. __: https://www.psycopg.org/psycopg3/docs/basic/install.html #binary-installation
You shouldn't install this package directly: use instead ::
pip install "psycopg[binary]"
to install a version of the optimization package matching the psycopg
version installed.
Installing this package requires pip >= 20.3 or newer installed.
This package is not available for every platform: check out Binary installation__ in the documentation.
.. __: https://www.psycopg.org/psycopg3/docs/basic/install.html #binary-installation
Please read the project readme__ and the installation documentation__ for
more details.
.. __: https://github.com/psycopg/psycopg#readme .. __: https://www.psycopg.org/psycopg3/docs/basic/install.html
Copyright (C) 2020 The Psycopg Team
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PostgreSQL database adapter for Python -- C optimisation distribution
We found that psycopg-binary demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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