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Connecting to PostgreSQL using psycopg2

pscycopg2 is the most popular library for working with PostgreSQL in Python. It fully implements the Python DB API 2.0 specification and works with Python 3. In the following sections, you will learn how to install the library, make connections, execute queries, and read the results. You can read the full documentation here: http://initd.org/psycopg/docs/

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