PyMongo 3.12.1 Documentation
Overview
PyMongo is a Python distribution containing tools for working with MongoDB, and is the recommended way to work with MongoDB from Python. This documentation attempts to explain everything you need to know to use PyMongo.
Instructions on how to get the distribution.
Start here for a quick overview.
Examples of how to perform specific tasks.
Using PyMongo with MongoDB Atlas
Using PyMongo with MongoDB Atlas.
Using PyMongo with TLS / SSL.
Client-Side Field Level Encryption
Using PyMongo with client side encryption.
Some questions that come up often.
A PyMongo 2.x to 3.x migration guide.
Frequently asked questions about python 3 support.
Explanation of deprecations, and how to keep pace with changes in PyMongo’s API.
The complete API documentation, organized by module.
A listing of Python tools and libraries that have been written for MongoDB.
Developer guide for contributors to PyMongo.
Getting Help
If you’re having trouble or have questions about PyMongo, ask your question on our MongoDB Community Forum. You may also want to consider a commercial support subscription. Once you get an answer, it’d be great if you could work it back into this documentation and contribute!
Issues
All issues should be reported (and can be tracked / voted for / commented on) at the main MongoDB JIRA bug tracker, in the “Python Driver” project.
Feature Requests / Feedback
Use our feedback engine to send us feature requests and general feedback about PyMongo.
Contributing
PyMongo has a large community and contributions are always encouraged. Contributions can be as simple as minor tweaks to this documentation. To contribute, fork the project on GitHub and send a pull request.
Changes
See the Changelog for a full list of changes to PyMongo. For older versions of the documentation please see the archive list.
About This Documentation
This documentation is generated using the Sphinx documentation generator. The source files for the documentation are located in the doc/ directory of the PyMongo distribution. To generate the docs locally run the following command from the root directory of the PyMongo source:
$ python setup.py doc