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Importing the Python connector - Amazon Redshift
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Importing the Python connector

To import the Python connector, run the following command.

>>> import redshift_connector

To connect to an Amazon Redshift cluster using Amazon credentials, run the following command.

conn = redshift_connector.connect(
    host='examplecluster.abc123xyz789.us-west-1.redshift.amazonaws.com',
    port=5439,
    database='dev',
    user='awsuser',
    password='my_password'
 )