Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Connector/Python 8.0.14 is the latest GA release version of the
MySQL Connector Python 8.0 series. The X DevAPI enables application
developers to write code that combines the strengths of the relational
and document models using a modern, NoSQL-like syntax that does not
assume previous experience writing traditional SQL.

To learn more about how to write applications using the X DevAPI, see
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/x-devapi-userguide/en/. For more information
about how the X DevAPI is implemented in MySQL Connector/Python, and its
usage, see http://dev.mysql.com/doc/dev/connector-python.

Please note that the X DevAPI requires at least MySQL Server version 8.0
or higher with the X Plugin enabled. For general documentation about how
to get started using MySQL as a document store, see
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/document-store.html.

To download MySQL Connector/Python 8.0.14, see the “General Available
(GA) releases” tab at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/python/

Enjoy!

Changes in MySQL Connector/Python 8.0.14 (2019-01-21, General
Availability)

Functionality Added or Changed


     * A default schema name can now be defined from the
       connection string. Statements executed using the session are
       executed against this default schema if no other schema is
       specified. An example connection string:
       mysqlx://username:password@localhost:33160/myschema?ssl-mode=enabled
       where myschema becomes the default schema name. An error is
       emitted if the schema does not exist.  In addition, a new
       get_default_schema() method was added to retrieve this default
       schema's name. It returns the string "NONE" if a default schema
       name was not provided.

     * The count() method's error message was unclear when the
       table or collection was missing.

Bugs Fixed

     * On Windows, Python 2.7 binaries only contain the pure
       Python (and not the C extension) implementation yet the MSI
       installer still had the VC 2015 pre-requisite. (Bug #28992304)

     * Improved error handling for classic protocol connections
       using the X protocol port. (Bug #28962337)

     * Attempting to connect to a default schema with
       insufficient privileges would yield a "does not exist" error
       instead of "access denied." (Bug #28942938)

     * Improved error handling for connection strings that
       contain invalid schema names, such as an empty string.
       (Bug #28933922)

     * On Mac OS X, the requirements section was missing from
       the bundled README files. (Bug #28744076)

     * The Debian package descriptions were improved.
       (Bug #28737774)

     * The connector assumed that all values were expressions,
       which could lead to errors. The expr() method is now required to
       designate values as expressions. (Bug #28646344, Bug #92416)

     * With Python 2.7 and use_pure=False, unicode characters in
       table object operations would cause an unexpected halt.
       (Bug #28280321)

     * With "pure_python=False" set, mysql.connector would still
       use the Python implementation if the C extension was not
       available. (Bug #27794178)

     * A new ssl_verify_identity connection option was added to
       verify the server name against the server certificate's common
       name (CN) and subject alternative names (SANs).  Previously, only
       the C extension implementation performed this verification by
       default. This functionality exists to help prevent
       man-in-the-middle type attacks. (Bug #27434751)

     * An unexpected notice from the server could result in an
       error.

Enjoy and thanks for the support!

On behalf of the MySQL Release Team,
Nawaz Nazeer Ahamed