Apache Polaris Python Package
January 13, 2026 ยท View on GitHub
The Apache Polaris Python package provides a client for interacting with the Apache Polaris REST APIs, including management, Iceberg Catalog, and Polaris Catalog APIs. It enables users to manage and query data catalogs programmatically from Python applications.
Development
Prerequisites
- Python 3.10 or later
- uv >= 0.9.0
Installation
First we need to generate the OpenAPI client code from the OpenAPI specification by running the following command from the project root directory:
make client-regenerate
Auto-formatting and Linting
make client-lint
Running Integration Tests
make client-integration-test
Generating client distributions
make client-build