{"id":24606,"library":"snowflake-connector-python-nightly","title":"Snowflake Connector Python Nightly","description":"Nightly build of the Snowflake Connector for Python. Version 2025.12.13, updated daily. Provides early access to features and fixes before the stable snowflake-connector-python release.","status":"active","version":"2025.12.13","language":"python","source_language":"en","source_url":"https://github.com/keller00/snowflake-connector-python-nightlies/","tags":["snowflake","connector","nightly","database","cloud"],"install":[{"cmd":"pip install snowflake-connector-python-nightly","lang":"bash","label":"pip install"}],"dependencies":[],"imports":[{"note":"The connector is accessed via 'snowflake.connector', not the package name.","wrong":"import snowflake_connector_python","symbol":"connector","correct":"import snowflake.connector"}],"quickstart":{"code":"import snowflake.connector\n\nconn = snowflake.connector.connect(\n    user='USER',\n    password='PASSWORD',\n    account='ACCOUNT',\n    warehouse='WAREHOUSE',\n    database='DATABASE',\n    schema='SCHEMA'\n)\n\ncur = conn.cursor()\ntry:\n    cur.execute('SELECT current_version()')\n    row = cur.fetchone()\n    print(row[0])\nfinally:\n    cur.close()\nconn.close()","lang":"python","description":"Basic connection and query execution with nightly connector."},"warnings":[{"fix":"Use snowflake-connector-python (stable) for production.","message":"The nightly build may contain unstable or untested changes. Not for production use.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":"all"},{"fix":"Use a virtual environment and install only one version of the connector.","message":"The package name is 'snowflake-connector-python-nightly' but the import path is 'snowflake.connector', same as stable. This can lead to conflicts if both are installed.","severity":"breaking","affected_versions":"all"},{"fix":"Use 'pip install cryptography>=3.4' if you encounter 'cryptography.hazmat' errors.","message":"Key pair authentication using a private key file may require updated cryptography library version with nightly builds.","severity":"deprecated","affected_versions":"2025.0.0+"}],"env_vars":null,"last_verified":"2026-05-01T00:00:00.000Z","next_check":"2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z","problems":[{"fix":"Use 'import snowflake.connector'.","cause":"The package is installed but import path is incorrect.","error":"ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'snowflake'"},{"fix":"Ensure outbound HTTPS traffic to your Snowflake account URL is allowed.","cause":"Firewall or network restrictions blocking Snowflake port 443.","error":"snowflake.connector.errors.InterfaceError: 403 Forbidden"}],"ecosystem":"pypi","meta_description":null,"install_score":null,"install_tag":null,"quickstart_score":null,"quickstart_tag":null}