New Blog: Neo4j Python Driver 10x Faster With Rust

TL;DR

Neo4j is going GA with Rust extensions for the Neo4j Python driver.

It offers major performance improvements and is up to 10 times faster. It’s available on GitHub and PyPI . To install, adjust your dependencies (requirements.txt, pyproject.toml, or similar) like so:

remove:

neo4j == X.Y.Z # needs to be at least 5.14.1 for a matching Rust extensions to exist

add:

neo4j-rust-ext == X.Y.Z.*

no need to change your code - assuming you're only using public driver APIs

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