Neo4j Bolt Driver for Python
The Official Neo4j Driver for Python supports Neo4j 3.0 and above and Python versions 2.7, 3.4, 3.5 and 3.6.
Quick Example
from neo4j.v1 import GraphDatabase
driver = GraphDatabase.driver("bolt://localhost:7687", auth=("neo4j", "password"))
def add_friends(tx, name, friend_name):
tx.run("MERGE (a:Person {name: $name}) "
"MERGE (a)-[:KNOWS]->(friend:Person {name: $friend_name})",
name=name, friend_name=friend_name)
def print_friends(tx, name):
for record in tx.run("MATCH (a:Person)-[:KNOWS]->(friend) WHERE a.name = $name "
"RETURN friend.name ORDER BY friend.name", name=name):
print(record["friend.name"])
with driver.session() as session:
session.write_transaction(add_friends, "Arthur", "Guinevere")
session.write_transaction(add_friends, "Arthur", "Lancelot")
session.write_transaction(add_friends, "Arthur", "Merlin")
session.read_transaction(print_friends, "Arthur")
Installation
To install the latest stable version, use:
pip install neo4j-driver
For the most up-to-date version (generally unstable), use:
pip install git+https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j-python-driver.git#egg=neo4j-driver
Other Information
- Neo4j Manual
- Neo4j Quick Reference Card
- Example Project
- Driver Wiki (includes change logs)