# PyKX 2.3.0 Released **URL:** \ **Category:** Community Support\ **Tags:** pykx, imported\ **Created:** [January 22, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/pykx-2-3-0-released/13145 "2024-01-22T15:11:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cmccarthy11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@cmccarthy11](https://forum.kx.com/u/cmccarthy11)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/pykx-2-3-0-released/13145/1 "2024-01-22T15:11:00Z")
Hi All, PyKX 2.3.0 has been released  Full details of the release can be found here. ### Additions - PyKX now supports the use of `KDB_LICENSE_B64` or `KDB_K4LICENSE_B64` configuration values/environment variables to define the content of a `kc.lic` or `k4.lic` license respectively if no license is found on initial usage of PyKX. - Shortcut provided for access to current date, time and timestamp information using `'today'` and `'now'`. - Addition of support for `inplace` updates of PyKX tables modified using qsql select/update/delete operations on in-memory data. Application of `inplace` modifications is not supported for direct application on Partitioned/Splayed tables. - Addition of `reset_index`, `add_suffix`, `add_prefix`, `count`, `skew` and `std` functionality to Pandas Like API - `%%q` Jupyter Notebook magic adds `--debug` option which prints the q backtrace if the cell execution fails. - Release 2.3.0 adds to PyKX the concept of Beta features, these features are available to users through setting the configuration/environment variable `PYKX_BETA_FEATURES`. For more information on Beta features see further documentation here ### Fixes and Improvements - `%%q` Jupyter Notebook magic now returns all outputs up to and including an error when thrown. Previously only the error was returned. - `%%q` Jupyter Notebook magic ignores accidental whitespace in execution options. Below example no longer fails with `Received unknown argument` error: - In cases where PyKX IPC sockets read data from unexpected publishers it could raise an `IndexError`. PyKX will now provide a more verbose error indicating that an unexpected message has been received, the bytes processed and requests a reproducible example to be provided if possible. - Update to table column retrieval logic to error when a user attempts to access a non-existent column with a queried table. - Improved error message for conversion failures. - Fixes an issue where a user would receive a length error when attempting to apply `min`, `max`, `prod` and `sum` functions on `pykx.KeyedTable` objects. ### Beta Features - Database Management functionality has been added for the creation, loading and maintenance of PyKX Partitioned Databases. A full worked example of this functionality can be found here along with full API documentation which includes examples of each function here. The API includes but is not limited to the following: - Added `PYKX_THREADING` environment variable that allows multithreaded programs to modify state when calling into python on secondary threads. Note: This behaviour is only supported on Linux / MacOS. ---
**Author:** ![megan\_mcp1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea5d25/32.png) [@megan\_mcp1](https://forum.kx.com/u/megan_mcp1)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2024, 9:35am UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/pykx-2-3-0-released/13145/2 "2024-01-23T09:35:00Z")
Thanks for sharing  !