Welcome to the documentation site for the official MongoDB PyMongo
Driver. PyMongo is a Python distribution containing tools for working with
MongoDB, and is the recommended way to work with MongoDB from Python.
Learn how to install the driver, establish a connection to MongoDB, and begin
working with data in the Get Started with PyMongo tutorial.
Learn how to create and configure a connection to a MongoDB deployment
in the Connect to MongoDB section.
Learn how to use PyMongo to work with MongoDB databases and collections
in the Databases and Collections section.
Learn how you can write data to MongoDB in the Write Data to MongoDB section.
Learn how you can retrieve data from MongoDB in the Read Data from MongoDB section.
Learn how to run a database command in the Run a Database Command section.
Learn how to work with common types of indexes in the Optimize Queries with Indexes
section.
Learn how to use PyMongo to perform aggregation operations in the
Transform Your Data with Aggregation section.
Learn about ways you can authenticate your application and encrypt your data in
the Secure Your Data section.
Learn how to work with specialized data formats and custom types in the
Specialized Data Formats section.
For a list of popular third-party Python libraries for working with
MongoDB, see the Third-Party Tools section.
For answers to commonly asked questions about PyMongo, see the
Frequently Asked Questions section.
For solutions to issues you might encounter when using the driver, see the
Troubleshooting section.
For a list of new features and changes in each version, see the What’s New
section.
Learn what changes you might need to make to your application to upgrade driver versions
in the Upgrade PyMongo Versions section.
In September 2024, MongoDB released the experimental PyMongo Async driver as a replacement
for Motor, the previous asynchronous
MongoDB driver for Python. Learn how to migrate from Motor
to the PyMongo Async driver in the Migrate from Motor to PyMongo Async
section.
Learn what changes you need to make to switch from PyMongo to
the experimental PyMongo Async driver in the Switch from PyMongo to PyMongo Async section.
For documentation on versions of the driver v4.6.x and earlier, see the
Previous Versions section.
Learn how to report bugs, contribute to the driver, and find help in the
Issues & Help section.
For compatibility tables that show the recommended PyMongo
version to use for specific Python and MongoDB Server versions, see the
Compatibility section.
For detailed information about types and methods in PyMongo, see
the PyMongo API documentation.