
Introducing PyKX
- PyKX integrates the powerful kdb+ database with Python, providing a seamless bridge to build high-performance analytics applications.
- It unlocks the time-series processing and real-time capabilities of kdb+ for Python users, enabling them to solve complex data challenges with ease.
- Whether you’re a data scientist, engineer, or analyst, PyKX empowers you to leverage cutting-edge analytics and machine learning within the familiar Python ecosystem.
Benefits
Democratized access
Empower Python users to leverage kdb+ without q expertise, enabling real-time analytics across broader teams (data scientists, engineers, and analysts).
10x Faster analytics
Accelerate time-series data processing for real-time insights, achieving results in milliseconds for faster, data-driven decision-making.
Simplified interoperability
Consolidate tech stacks with a single solution for seamless, high-speed integration between Python and kdb+, reducing costs and complexity.
Scalable workflows
Maintain high performance with scalable Python workflows, effortlessly meeting the demands of growing datasets and workloads.
What is new with PyKX?
PyKX 3.0 brings significant advances, including a more intuitive Pythonic interface for exceptional data manipulation and analysis. It also offers improved integration with popular Python libraries, enabling efficient workflows for data scientists and engineers. Additionally, PyKX 3.0 provides advanced support for real-time streaming data, facilitating faster and more responsive analytics.
Why choose PyKX?
PYKX allows developers to leverage their existing skills and drive maximum value from KX technology straight away — efficiently executing any model-centric application, from simulation testing to machine learning and optimization.

Lower barrier to entry
Harness the power of q with ease! PyKX lets developers use a simpler programming language and skills they already possess, while still leveraging q’s high performance.

High versatility
Supporting a wide variety of data formats and sources, PyKX scales efficiently to handle increasing data volumes and integrates with cloud services or on-premise solutions.

More efficient analytics
Access slimline Python apps 80x faster thanks to PyKX’s management of in-memory or on-disk objects to optimize interactions between technologies.
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Key features of PyKX
High-performance query API
Access and query existing kdb+ infrastructures with a high-speed API designed for seamless integration.
Pythonic interactions with kdb+
Use SQL and qSQL APIs with Pandas-like syntax for intuitive manipulation of tabular data formats.
Flexible data conversions
Effortlessly convert between kdb+ and popular Python data formats like NumPy, Pandas, and PyArrow for streamlined workflows.
Easy installation
Available via popular package managers like PyPi, Anaconda, and GitHub — ensuring simple setup and accessibility.
Integrated Python and q sessions
Run q code in Python or Python in q from a unified interface, replacing legacy tools like embedPy, PyQ, and QPython.
Seamless Python library integration
Works effortlessly with libraries like NumPy, Matplotlib, Plotly, Seaborn, and Streamlit for analytics and visualization.
Use cases
DEMOCRATIZING INFRASTRUCTURE
Bring Python to kdb+
Existing kdb+ infrastructures can be upgraded with PyKX to allow Python-first work to be done without re-platforming.
PRODUCT MEDERNIZATION
Powering modern analytics
KX products such as Dashboards and kdb Insights Enterprise use PyKX under q to derive data and deploy analytics.
STREAMING APPLICATIONS
Smarter real-time analytics
Today’s best solution for embedding Python Analytics in high-performance streaming workflows.
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Frequently asked questions
Yes, that’s exactly what PyKX is designed to do. PyKX allows Python users to access kdb+ data, run analytics, and work in a Python environment without having to learn q. It bridges the gap, so you get all the benefits of kdb+ without the need for specialized language skills.
It lowers the need for specialized q developers, allowing existing Python teams to access high-performance kdb+ capabilities. It also reduces infrastructure costs by handling high-throughput, low-latency data processing efficiently, minimizing compute resource demands and lowering total cost of ownership.
It provides a fully Pythonic interface, including Pandas-like syntax for data operations and compatibility with Python libraries like NumPy and Scikit-learn. This allows Python developers to use the powerful analytics capabilities of kdb+ directly within their existing workflows, bypassing the need for q-specific training.
It consolidates multiple legacy Python-kdb+ tools (like PyQ and embedPy) into one cohesive solution, simplifying data workflows and reducing integration and maintenance overheads. This streamlined approach means teams can focus on refining analytics and generating insights instead of managing multiple tools and libraries.
PyKX is compatible with popular Python libraries, including Pandas, NumPy, and Scikit-learn, allowing seamless data sharing and analysis. It also supports zero-copy data transfers between Python and kdb+, providing efficient interoperability and allowing developers to use familiar tools within high-performance workflows.
PyKX is designed to handle very large datasets and supports high-frequency data analytics with minimal latency, enabling organizations to scale their real-time and historical data analysis. This scalability is crucial for applications in industries like finance and telecoms, where data volumes can be enormous and fast-growing.
Unleash the power of the world’s fastest time series database and analytics engine using our Python interface.
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- Designed for streaming, real-time, and historical data
- Enterprise scale, resilience, integration, and analytics
- An extensive suite of developer language integrations
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