Installing via Pip
The latest release of the Python client can be installed using pip.
pip install duckdb
The pre-release Python client (known as the “preview” or “nightly” build) can be installed using --pre.
pip install duckdb --upgrade --pre
Installing from Source
The latest Python client can be installed from source from the tools/pythonpkg directory in the DuckDB GitHub repository.
BUILD_PYTHON=1 GEN=ninja make
cd tools/pythonpkg
python setup.py install
For detailed instructions on how to compile DuckDB from source, see the Building guide.
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