--- title: PostgreSQL adapter for Python | daily.dev description: Psycopg 2.8.5, the popular PostgreSQL adapter for Python, has been released with AIX platform support and several bug fixes, including a fix for using... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/postgresql-adapter-for-python-ix1fxvfk1 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: PostgreSQL adapter for Python | daily.dev og:description: Psycopg 2.8.5, the popular PostgreSQL adapter for Python, has been released with AIX platform support and several bug fixes, including a fix for using... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/postgresql-adapter-for-python-ix1fxvfk1 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/iX1fxVfk1.png og:image:alt: PostgreSQL adapter for Python og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # PostgreSQL adapter for Python **[Psycopg](https://daily.dev/sources/psycopg)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Psycopg 2.8.5, the popular PostgreSQL adapter for Python, has been released with AIX platform support and several bug fixes, including a fix for using connection_factory and cursor_factory together, support for logging.LoggerAdapter in LoggingConnection, sliceable Column objects in cursor.description, and a fix for copying DictCursor rows. Users can upgrade via pip install --upgrade psycopg2. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What changed in psycopg2 version 2.8.5? Psycopg2 2.8.5 adds AIX platform support and fixes several bugs: using connection_factory and cursor_factory together now works correctly, LoggingConnection supports logging.LoggerAdapter, Column objects in cursor.description can now be sliced, and copying DictCursor rows no longer fails. Install or upgrade with pip install --upgrade psycopg2. _Teams tracking PostgreSQL driver updates for Python can follow changes like this on daily.dev._ ### How do I upgrade to the latest psycopg2 version for PostgreSQL in Python? Run pip install --upgrade psycopg2 to get version 2.8.5, which adds AIX support and fixes issues with connection_factory and cursor_factory combinations, LoggingConnection's logging.LoggerAdapter support, slicing Column objects in cursor.description, and copying DictCursor rows. The package is also downloadable directly from PyPI. _Developers keeping Python database dependencies current can track releases like this on daily.dev._ --- Tags: [#python](https://daily.dev/tags/python), [#postgresql](https://daily.dev/tags/postgresql) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/postgresql-adapter-for-python-ix1fxvfk1) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"PostgreSQL adapter for Python","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/postgresql-adapter-for-python-ix1fxvfk1","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/postgresql-adapter-for-python-ix1fxvfk1"},"datePublished":"2026-08-23T12:21:53.487Z","dateModified":"2026-08-23T12:40:08.289Z","description":"Psycopg 2.8.5, the popular PostgreSQL adapter for Python, has been released with AIX platform support and several bug fixes, including a fix for using...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/b0cbd2ac8948f96ab39fa6a90db7464f?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/b0cbd2ac8948f96ab39fa6a90db7464f?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Psycopg","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Psycopg","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--5N-KNNWk--/f_auto,q_auto/v1787487485/logos/psycopg?_a=BAMAMicg0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/psycopg"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/postgresql-adapter-for-python-ix1fxvfk1","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"python,postgresql","timeRequired":"PT1M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Psycopg","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/psycopg"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"PostgreSQL adapter for Python"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/postgresql-adapter-for-python-ix1fxvfk1#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What changed in psycopg2 version 2.8.5?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Psycopg2 2.8.5 adds AIX platform support and fixes several bugs: using connection_factory and cursor_factory together now works correctly, LoggingConnection supports logging.LoggerAdapter, Column objects in cursor.description can now be sliced, and copying DictCursor rows no longer fails. 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