PyMongo Getting started with PyMongo Hello, World

Example

PyMongo is a native Python driver for MongoDB.

Install PyMongo

pip install pymongo

Create a connection

Use MongoClient to create a connection. MongoClient defaults to MongoDB instance running on localhost:27017 if not specified.

from pymongo import MongoClient
client = MongoClient() 

Access Database Objects

PyMongo's Database class represents database construct in MongoDB. Databases hold groups of logically related collections.

db = client.mydb

Access Collection Objects

PyMongo's Collection class represents collection construct in MongoDB. Collections hold groups of related documents.

col = db.mycollection

MongoDB creates new databases and collections implicitly upon first use.