microsoft/mssql-python v0.13.1-preview

v0.13.1-preview

Repository: microsoft/mssql-python

Tag: v0.13.1-preview

Published: 2025-10-14T15:08:35Z

Prerelease: yes

Release notes:

Release Notes - Version 0.13.1

Bug Fixes

• Access Token Issue (EntraID Auth) (#285)

_What changed:_ Fixed authentication token handling to resolve connection failures with Microsoft Entra ID _Who benefits:_ Applications using Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) authentication _Impact:_ Restored reliable authentication for EntraID-based connections >Fixes #286

• Timezone Preservation in DATETIMEOFFSET (#281)

_What changed:_ Removed forced UTC conversion when reading datetimeoffset values, preserving original timezone information in Python datetime objects _Who benefits:_ Applications working with timezone-aware data across multiple time zones _Impact:_ Accurate timezone representation without data loss from UTC conversion >Fixes #213

• Connection Pooling Resource Cleanup (#268)

_What changed:_ Added shutdown tracking to prevent multiple pool cleanup operations and resource leaks, ensuring cleanup executes only once _Who benefits:_ Applications using connection pooling, especially long-running services _Impact:_ Improved pool shutdown reliability and prevention of resource leaks >Fixes #267

• UUID String Mapping Removal (#274)

_What changed:_ Removed automatic string-to-UUID conversion logic in parameter binding, treating UUID strings as regular strings _Who benefits:_ Applications passing UUID strings that should be handled as text rather than binary GUIDs _Impact:_ More predictable string parameter handling without automatic type coercion >Fixes #241

Infrastructure

• Enhanced Pooling Test Coverage (#268)

_What changed:_ Added comprehensive test suite for connection pooling with 421 new test lines and testing utilities for reliable test isolation _Who benefits:_ Contributors and maintainers _Impact:_ Improved quality assurance for connection pooling functionality

This hotfix release addresses critical authentication, timezone handling, and resource management issues discovered in v0.13.0, ensuring production stability for enterprise deployments.