---
id: pymongo
version: "4.17.0"
license: Apache-2.0
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# pymongo — PyMongo - the Official MongoDB Python driver

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

## Install

pip install pymongo
uv add pymongo
poetry add pymongo

## Description

# PyMongo

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## About

The PyMongo distribution contains tools for interacting with MongoDB
database from Python. The `bson` package is an implementation of the
[BSON format](http://bsonspec.org) for Python. The `pymongo` package is
a native Python driver for MongoDB, offering both synchronous and asynchronous APIs. The `gridfs` package is a
[gridfs](https://github.com/mongodb/specifications/blob/master/source/gridfs/gridfs-spec.md/)
implementation on top of `pymongo`.

PyMongo supports MongoDB 4.0, 4.2, 4.4, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, and 8.0. PyMongo follows [semantic...

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

PyMongo is the official Python driver for MongoDB, providing synchronous and asynchronous APIs for database operations, BSON serialization, and GridFS file storage.

Verdict: PyMongo 4.17.0 is a mature, actively maintained driver with no known vulnerabilities, broad platform support, and permissive licensing. Medium install friction is typical for a database driver with compiled components. Suitable for production use in applications requiring MongoDB connectivity.

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