adbc-driver-snowflake
An ADBC driver for working with Snowflake.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you need to connect to Snowflake from Python and prefer a DBAPI 2.0-compatible interface. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and is distributed as precompiled wheels for most platforms. Medium install friction is mainly a concern if building from source; prebuilt wheels are straightforward. Suitable for production use in applications requiring Snowflake connectivity.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python >=3.10.
- Building from source requires setting ADBC_SNOWFLAKE_LIBRARY environment variable to the path of the Snowflake driver library before pip install.
- Medium install friction due to precompiled wheels for multiple platforms (macOS x86_64/arm64, Linux x86_64/aarch64, Windows) and a requirement to set ADBC_SNOWFLAKE_LIBRARY environment variable during build from source.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), allowing use in most commercial and open-source projects with minimal restrictions.
last release 2026-04-07 (129 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 621 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 144,512 downloads/mo, #11,150 on PyPI
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pip install adbc-driver-snowflake
import adbc_driver_snowflake.dbapi
conn = adbc_driver_snowflake.dbapi.connect(uri='snowflake://...')
cursor = conn.cursor()
cursor.execute('SELECT * FROM table')
results = cursor.fetchall()- Whether PyArrow is required or optional for the DBAPI 2.0 interface
- Specific Snowflake authentication methods and credential handling supported
- Performance characteristics and connection pooling capabilities
What it is and what it does
This package wraps the Apache Arrow ADBC Snowflake driver to expose a standard DBAPI 2.0 (PEP 249) interface for Python applications connecting to Snowflake. It sits on top of the adbc-driver-manager and provides familiar cursor and connection objects that developers expect from Python database libraries.
The driver is maintained as part of the Apache Arrow project and supports current Python versions (3.10+). It is distributed as precompiled wheels for common platforms (macOS, Linux, Windows across x86_64 and ARM architectures), though building from source requires the native Snowflake driver library and an environment variable to be set. It has no known security vulnerabilities and receives active maintenance.
Use it for
- Execute SQL queries against Snowflake from Python using standard DBAPI 2.0 cursor and connection patterns
- Integrate Snowflake data access into ETL pipelines or data processing workflows that expect a DBAPI-compatible database driver
- Build applications that need to switch between multiple databases by using a standardized interface
- Fetch and process Snowflake query results in Python data analysis or reporting scripts
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you need to connect to Snowflake from Python and prefer a DBAPI 2.0-compatible interface.
The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and is distributed as precompiled wheels for most platforms. Medium install friction is mainly a concern if building from source; prebuilt wheels are straightforward. Suitable for production use in applications requiring Snowflake connectivity.
Install
adbc-driver-snowflake on PyPI
Before you install
Medium install friction due to precompiled wheels for multiple platforms (macOS x86_64/arm64, Linux x86_64/aarch64, Windows) and a requirement to set ADBC_SNOWFLAKE_LIBRARY environment variable during build from source. Maintenance is active with recent commits and no known vulnerabilities.
Requires Python >=3.10. Building from source requires setting ADBC_SNOWFLAKE_LIBRARY environment variable to the path of the Snowflake driver library before pip install.
License in practice
Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), allowing use in most commercial and open-source projects with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install adbc-driver-snowflake
import adbc_driver_snowflake.dbapi
conn = adbc_driver_snowflake.dbapi.connect(uri='snowflake://...')
cursor = conn.cursor()
cursor.execute('SELECT * FROM table')
results = cursor.fetchall()Verify before relying
- Whether PyArrow is required or optional for the DBAPI 2.0 interface
- Specific Snowflake authentication methods and credential handling supported
- Performance characteristics and connection pooling capabilities
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Medium. Platform-specific wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 2 packagesadbc-driver-managerimportlib-resources |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 129 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 144,512 / month, #11,150 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
Evidence: adbc_driver_snowflake-1.11.0-py3-none-macosx_10_15_x86_64.whl; adbc_driver_snowflake-1.11.0-py3-none-macosx_11_0_arm64.whl; adbc_driver_snowflake-1.11.0-py3-none-manylinux1_x86_64.manylinux_2_28_x86_64.manylinux_2_5_x86_64.whl; adbc_driver_snowflake-1.11.0-py3-none-manylinux2014_aarch64.manylinux_2_17_aarch64.manylinux_2_28_aarch64.whl; adbc_driver_snowflake-1.11.0-py3-none-win_amd64.whl
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