MySQL Connector/Python 2.2.3 m4 has been released

Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Connector/Python 2.2.3 M4 is the fourth development release of the
MySQL Connector Python 2.2 series. This series adds support for the new
X DevAPI. The X DevAPI enables application developers to write code that
combines the strengths of the relational and document models using a
modern, NoSQL-like syntax that does not assume previous experience
writing traditional SQL.

To learn more about how to write applications using the X DevAPI, see
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/x-devapi-userguide/en/. For more information
about how the X DevAPI is implemented in MySQL Connector/Python, and its
usage, see http://dev.mysql.com/doc/dev/connector-python.

Please note that the X DevAPI requires MySQL Server version
5.7.12 or higher with the X Plugin enabled. For general documentation
about how to get started using MySQL as a document store, see
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/document-store.html.

To download MySQL Connector/Python 2.2.3 M4, see the "Development
Releases" tab at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/python/


Enjoy!


Changes in MySQL Connector/Python 2.2.3 (2017-03-22, Milestone 4)


  Functionality Added or Changed

    * Connector/Python now supports IPv6 target hosts in X
      DevAPI connection strings.

  Bugs Fixed

    * The defined_as(statement) method used to create views did
      not permit a SelectStatement object argument (generated
      by Table.select()). (Bug #25614860)

    * The SelectStatement object returned by Table.select()
      failed to provide the order_by() method. (Bug #25519251)

    * The pure Python implemention of Protobuf has been
      replaced by a C++ extension. This enables
      Connector/Python to support Python 2 and 3 as well as
      Protobuf 2 and 3. (Bug #25209469)

    * import mysqlx caused an error with Python 2.6 on Solaris
      and EL6 platforms. (Bug #24578507)

    * The error message for get_session() failure was
      incorrect. (Bug #23636962)

    * The Collection.find() method failed to work with the LIKE
      operator or aggregate functions.
      The Collection.find() method failed to work with several
      operators. Support was added for these operators:

         + Nullary Operators:
*


         + Unary Operators:
!, NOT, +, -, ~


         + Binary Operators:
AND, &&, OR, ||, XOR, <>, ^
IS NOT, NOT REGEXP, NOT LIKE, CAST, NOT IN


         + Ternary Operators:
NOT BETWEEN

      In addition, arrow notation to access JSON columns is now
      functional (for example, schema.table.column->'$.document
      field'). (Bug #23567724, Bug #23568207, Bug #25436568,
      Bug #84585)

Documentation
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Online:http://dev.mysql.com/doc/connector-python/en/index.html
The source distribution includes the manual in various formats under
the docs/ folder.

Reporting Bugs
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We welcome and appreciate your feedback and bug reports:
http://bugs.mysql.com/

On Behalf of the MySQL/ORACLE RE Team,
Piotr Obrzut