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id: db-dtypes
version: "1.7.1"
license: unclear
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
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# db-dtypes — Pandas Data Types for SQL systems (BigQuery, Spanner)

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI

## Install

pip install db-dtypes
uv add db-dtypes
poetry add db-dtypes

## Description

Pandas Data Types for SQL systems (BigQuery, Spanner)
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`Pandas extension data types`_ for data from SQL systems such as `BigQuery`_.

- `Library Documentation`_

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.. _Pandas extension data types: https://pandas.pydata.org/docs/development/extending.html#extension-types
.. _BigQuery: https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/
.. _Library Documentation: https://googleapis.dev/python/db-dtypes/latest


Installation
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Install this library in a `virtualenv`_ using pip. `virtualenv`_ is a tool to
create isolated Python environments. The basic problem it addresses is one of
dependencies and versions, and indirectly permissions.

With `virtualenv`_, it's possible to install this library without needing...

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

Provides pandas extension data types optimized for SQL systems like BigQuery and Spanner, enabling native representation of database-native types within pandas DataFrames.

Verdict: Production-ready library (GA status, Production/Stable classifier) with no known vulnerabilities, low install friction, and active maintenance. Well-suited for teams integrating BigQuery or Spanner data into pandas workflows where native SQL type preservation matters.

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