3.1.8

docs/release-notes/changelog.md

@@ -4,11 +4,22 @@
 
 	The changelog presented here outlines changes to PyKX when operating within a Python environment specifically, if you require changelogs associated with PyKX operating under a q environment see [here](./underq-changelog.md).
 
-# PyKX 3.1.7
+# PyKX 3.1.8
 
 #### Release Date
 
-2026-02-09
+2026-02-18
+
+### Additions
+
+- Added `connection_timeout` keyword argument to `AsyncQConnection` objects allowing the specification of a timeout for the initial connection to a `q` server.
+- Added the usage of `.q.Q.ens` for `sym_enum` argument in `DB` objects.
+
+## PyKX 3.1.7
+
+#### Release Date
+
+2026-02-10
 
 ### Additions
 

mkdocs.yml

@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ nav:
       - PyKX as a server: examples/server/server.md
       - Real-time streaming: examples/streaming/index.md
       - Multithreaded execution: examples/threaded_execution/threading.md
-      - Asyncronous Queries: examples/AsynchronousQueries/async_querying.md
+      - Asynchronous Queries: examples/AsynchronousQueries/async_querying.md
     - Releases:
       - Release notes:
         - PyKX: release-notes/changelog.md

src/pykx/db.py

@@ -146,7 +146,13 @@ def __init__(self,
         >>> db.tables
         ['quote', 'trade']
         ```
+        !!! note "Loading root-level objects"
+            When using `pykx.DB`, only partitioned tables are exposed as attributes of the
+            `DB` object. Root-level splayed objects (for example, dictionaries or lists stored
+            alongside partitions) are **not** attached to the `DB` instance, but are still loaded
+            into the q process and can be accessed directly using `kx.q`.
 
+            For example, you can retrieve a variable `mySplayTab` by running `kx.q['mySplayTab']`.
         Define the path to be used for a database which does not initially exist
 
         ```python
@@ -323,7 +329,10 @@ def create(self,
         qfunc = q(_func_mapping[func_name])
         try:
             if format == 'splayed':
-                table = q.Q.en(save_dir, table)
+                if sym_enum is None:
+                    table = q.Q.en(save_dir, table)
+                else:
+                    table = q.Q.ens(save_dir, table, sym_enum)
                 q('{.Q.dd[x;`] set y}', save_dir/table_name, table)
             else:
                 if isinstance(partition, str):

src/pykx/ipc.py

@@ -458,7 +458,9 @@ def __init__(self,
                  no_ctx: bool = False,
                  reconnection_attempts: int = -1,
                  reconnection_delay: float = 0.5,
-                 reconnection_function: callable = reconnection_function
+                 reconnection_function: callable = reconnection_function,
+                 connection_timeout: Optional[float] = None,
+
     ):
         """Interface with a q process using the q IPC protocol.
 
@@ -498,6 +500,9 @@ def __init__(self,
             reconnection_delay: A `#!python float` for the initial delay between reconnect attempts
                 (in seconds). This is passed to the provided `#!python reconnection_function` that
                 is executed on reconnect attempt.
+            connection_timeout: Timeout in seconds for connection to `q` server. If left as default 
+                `None`, the socket will not timeout when connecting.
+
 
         Note: The `#!python username` and `#!python password` parameters are not required.
             The `#!python username` and `#!python password` parameters are only required if the
@@ -518,6 +523,9 @@ def __init__(self,
         super().__init__()
 
     def _create_connection_to_server(self):
+        con_timeout = self._connection_info['connection_timeout']\
+            if self._connection_info['connection_timeout'] is not None\
+            else self._connection_info['timeout']
         object.__setattr__(
             self,
             '_handle',
@@ -527,7 +535,7 @@ def _create_connection_to_server(self):
                 self._connection_info['credentials'],
                 self._connection_info['unix'],
                 self._connection_info['tls'],
-                self._connection_info['timeout'],
+                con_timeout,
                 self._connection_info['large_messages']
             )
         )
@@ -564,7 +572,8 @@ def _init(self,
               conn_gc_time: float = 0.0,
               reconnection_attempts: int = -1,
               reconnection_delay: float = 0.5,
-              reconnection_function: callable = reconnection_function
+              reconnection_function: callable = reconnection_function,
+              connection_timeout: Optional[float] = None,
     ):
         credentials = f'{normalize_to_str(username, "Username")}:' \
                       f'{normalize_to_str(password, "Password")}'
@@ -585,7 +594,8 @@ def _init(self,
             'conn_gc_time': conn_gc_time,
             'reconnection_attempts': reconnection_attempts,
             'reconnection_delay': reconnection_delay,
-            'reconnection_function': reconnection_function
+            'reconnection_function': reconnection_function,
+            'connection_timeout': connection_timeout,
         })
         if system == 'Windows' and unix: # nocov
             raise TypeError('Unix domain sockets cannot be used on Windows')
@@ -600,13 +610,14 @@ def _init(self,
             object.__setattr__(self, '_handle', server_sock.fileno())
             object.__setattr__(self, '_finalizer', lambda: server_sock.close())
         else:
+            con_timeout = connection_timeout if connection_timeout is not None else timeout
             try:
                handle = _ipc.init_handle(host,
                                          port,
                                          credentials,
                                          unix,
                                          tls,
-                                         timeout,
+                                         con_timeout,
                                          large_messages)
             except BaseException as e:
                 if isinstance(e, QError):
@@ -1140,7 +1151,8 @@ def __init__(self,
                  no_ctx: bool = False,
                  reconnection_attempts: int = -1,
                  reconnection_delay: float = 0.5,
-                 reconnection_function: callable = reconnection_function
+                 reconnection_function: callable = reconnection_function,
+                 connection_timeout: Optional[float] = None,
     ):
         """Interface with a q process using the q IPC protocol.
 
@@ -1181,6 +1193,9 @@ def __init__(self,
                 `#!python reconnection_delay` on successive attempts to reconnect to the server. By
                 default this is an exponential backoff where the `#!python reconnection_delay` is
                 multiplied by two on each invocation.
+            connection_timeout: Timeout in seconds for connection to `q` server. If left as default 
+                `None`, the socket will not timeout when connecting.
+
 
         Note: The `#!python username` and `#!python password` parameters are not required.
             The `#!python username` and `#!python password` parameters are only required if the
@@ -1247,7 +1262,9 @@ def __init__(self,
                    no_ctx=no_ctx,
                    reconnection_attempts=reconnection_attempts,
                    reconnection_delay=reconnection_delay,
-                   reconnection_function=reconnection_function
+                   reconnection_function=reconnection_function,
+                   connection_timeout=connection_timeout,
+
         )
         super().__init__()
 
@@ -1453,7 +1470,9 @@ def __init__(self,
                  no_ctx: bool = False,
                  reconnection_attempts: int = -1,
                  reconnection_delay: float = 0.5,
-                 reconnection_function: callable = reconnection_function
+                 reconnection_function: callable = reconnection_function,
+                 connection_timeout: Optional[float] = None,
+
     ):
         """Interface with a q process using the q IPC protocol.
 
@@ -1499,6 +1518,9 @@ def __init__(self,
                 `#!python reconnection_delay` on successive attempts to reconnect to the server. By 
                 default this is an exponential backoff where the `#!python reconnection_delay` is
                 multiplied by two on each invocation
+            connection_timeout: Timeout in seconds for connection to `q` server. If left as default 
+                `None`, the socket will not timeout when connecting.
+
 
         Note: The `#!python username` and `#!python password` parameters are not required.
             The `#!python username` and `#!python password` parameters are only required if
@@ -1593,6 +1615,7 @@ async def main():
             'reconnection_attempts':reconnection_attempts,
             'reconnection_delay': reconnection_delay,
             'reconnection_function': reconnection_function,
+            'connection_timeout': connection_timeout,
         })
         object.__setattr__(self, '_initialized', False)
 
@@ -1613,6 +1636,7 @@ async def _async_init(self,
                           reconnection_attempts: int = -1,
                           reconnection_delay: float = 0.5,
                           reconnection_function: callable = reconnection_function,
+                          connection_timeout: float = 0.0,
     ):
         object.__setattr__(self, '_call_stack', [])
         self._init(host,
@@ -1630,6 +1654,7 @@ async def _async_init(self,
                    reconnection_attempts=reconnection_attempts,
                    reconnection_delay=reconnection_delay,
                    reconnection_function=reconnection_function,
+                   connection_timeout=connection_timeout,
         )
         object.__setattr__(self, '_loop', event_loop)
         con_info = object.__getattribute__(self, '_connection_info')
@@ -1657,6 +1682,7 @@ async def _initobj(self): # nocov
                 reconnection_attempts=self._stored_args['reconnection_attempts'],
                 reconnection_delay=self._stored_args['reconnection_delay'],
                 reconnection_function=self._stored_args['reconnection_function'],
+                connection_timeout=self._stored_args['connection_timeout'],
             )
         return self
 
@@ -2055,6 +2081,7 @@ def __init__(self,
                  no_ctx: bool = False,
                  as_server: bool = False,
                  conn_gc_time: float = 0.0,
+                 connection_timeout: Optional[float] = None,
     ):
         """Interface with a q process using the q IPC protocol.
 
@@ -2093,6 +2120,9 @@ def __init__(self,
                 going through the list of opened connections and closing any that the clients have
                 closed. If not set the default of 0.0 will cause any old connections to never be
                 closed unless `#!python self.clean_open_connections()` is manually called.
+            connection_timeout: Timeout in seconds for connection to `q` server. If left as default 
+                `None`, the socket will not timeout when connecting.
+
 
         Note: The `#!python username` and `#!python password` parameters are not required.
             The `#!python username` and `#!python password` parameters are only required if the q
@@ -2137,7 +2167,7 @@ def __init__(self,
         ```
         """
         if timeout > 0.0:
-            warnings.warn('Timeout is not supported when using AsyncQConnection objects.')
+            warnings.warn('Timeout is not supported when using RawQConnection objects.')
         # TODO: Remove this once TLS support is fixed
         if tls:
             raise PyKXException('TLS is currently only supported for SyncQConnections')
@@ -2164,6 +2194,7 @@ def __init__(self,
             'no_ctx': True if as_server else no_ctx,
             'as_server': as_server,
             'conn_gc_time': conn_gc_time,
+            'connection_timeout': connection_timeout,
         })
         object.__setattr__(self, '_initialized', False)
 
@@ -2182,6 +2213,7 @@ async def _async_init(self,
                           no_ctx: bool = False,
                           as_server: bool = False,
                           conn_gc_time: float = 0.0,
+                          connection_timeout: Optional[float] = None,
     ):
         object.__setattr__(self, '_call_stack', [])
         object.__setattr__(self, '_send_stack', [])
@@ -2198,6 +2230,7 @@ async def _async_init(self,
                    no_ctx=no_ctx,
                    as_server=as_server,
                    conn_gc_time=conn_gc_time,
+                   connection_timeout=connection_timeout,
         )
         object.__setattr__(self, '_loop', event_loop)
         con_info = object.__getattribute__(self, '_connection_info')
@@ -2222,6 +2255,7 @@ async def _initobj(self): # nocov
                                    no_ctx=self._stored_args['no_ctx'],
                                    as_server=self._stored_args['as_server'],
                                    conn_gc_time=self._stored_args['conn_gc_time'],
+                                   connection_timeout=self._stored_args['connection_timeout'],
                                    )
         return self
 
@@ -2788,6 +2822,7 @@ def __init__(self,
                  reconnection_attempts: int = -1,
                  reconnection_delay: float = 0.5,
                  reconnection_function: callable = reconnection_function,
+                 connection_timeout: Optional[float] = None,
     ):
         """Interface with a q process using the q IPC protocol.
 
@@ -2828,6 +2863,9 @@ def __init__(self,
                 `#!python reconnection_delay` on successive attempts to reconnect to the server. By
                 default this is an exponential backoff where the `#!python reconnection_delay` is
                 multiplied by two on each invocation
+            connection_timeout: Timeout in seconds for connection to `q` server. If left as default 
+                `None`, the socket will not timeout when connecting.
+
 
         Note: The `#!python username` and `#!python password` parameters are not required.
             The `#!python username` and `#!python password` parameters are only required if
@@ -2869,6 +2907,7 @@ def __init__(self,
                    reconnection_attempts=reconnection_attempts,
                    reconnection_delay=reconnection_delay,
                    reconnection_function=reconnection_function,
+                   connection_timeout=connection_timeout,
         )
         super().__init__()
 

src/pykx/pykxq_m.c

@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ EXPORT K k_pykx_init(K k_q_lib_pat, K _pykx_threading) {
     return (K)0;
 }
 
-void* thread_init();
+void* thread_init(void* args);
 EXPORT K k_init_python(K x, K y, K z) {
     pthread_mutex_init(&head_mutex, NULL);
     pthread_mutex_init(&cond_mutex, NULL);