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Reviewed by Sumit Sarabhai Fetching a million rows from SQL Server into a Polars DataFrame used to mean a million Python objects, a million GC allocations, and then throwing it all away to build a DataFrame. Not anymore. mssql-python now supports fetching SQL Server data directly as Apache Arrow structures - a faster and more memory-efficient path for anyone working with SQL Server data in Polars, Pandas, DuckDB, or any other Arrow-native library. This feature was contributed by community developer Felix Gral (@ffelixg), and we are thrilled to ship it. What Is Apache Arrow? The key insight beh...
The April 2026 release update includes the Python Environments extension... Keep on reading to learn more!
Reviewed by: Sumit Sarabhai Ifyou'vebeen writing SQL in Python, you already know the debate: positional parameters (?) or named parameters (%(name)s)? Some developers swear by the conciseness of positional. Others prefer the clarity of named. With mssql-python, you no longer need to choose-we supportboth.We've added dual parameter style support tomssql-python, enabling bothqmarkandpyformatparameter styles in Python applications that interact with SQL Server and Azure SQL. This feature is especially useful ifyourebuilding complex queries, dynamically assembling filters, or migrating existing ...
The March 2026 release of the Python and Jupyter extensions for Visual Studio Code is now available. Keep on reading to learn more!
The February 2026 release This release includes the Python Environments extension... Keep on reading to learn more!
The November 2025 release brings new Pylance features including improvements to Copilot Hover Summaries and a Code Action to convert wildcard imports to explicit imports. Keep on reading to learn more!
The October 2025 release of the Python and Jupyter extensions for Visual Studio Code are now available. This release includes improvements to the Python Environments extension, Copy Test ID functionality, and enhanced environment activation when using Copilot Chat. Keep on reading to learn more!
Reviewed by: Sumit Sarabhai and Gaurav Sharma If youve worked with databases in Python, you know the boilerplate: open a connection, create a cursor, run queries, commit or rollback transactions, close cursors and connection. Forgetting just one cleanup step can lead to resource leaks (open connections) or even inconsistent data. Thats where context managers step in. Weve introduced context manager support in mssqlpython driver, enabling Python applications to interact with SQL Server and Azure SQL more safely, cleanly, and in a truly Pythonic way. Why Context Managers? In Python, the sta...
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