diff --git a/tools/java_api/src/main/java/com/kuzudb/KuzuDatabase.java b/tools/java_api/src/main/java/com/kuzudb/KuzuDatabase.java
index b5141452480..b9677ead013 100644
--- a/tools/java_api/src/main/java/com/kuzudb/KuzuDatabase.java
+++ b/tools/java_api/src/main/java/com/kuzudb/KuzuDatabase.java
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@ public class KuzuDatabase {
     boolean destroyed = false;
     boolean readOnly = false;
 
+    /**
+     * Creates a database object. The database will be created in memory with default settings.
+     */
+    public KuzuDatabase() {
+        this("");
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates a database object.
      * @param databasePath: Database path. If the database does not already exist, it will be created.
@@ -25,7 +32,8 @@ public KuzuDatabase(String databasePath) {
 
     /**
     * Creates a database object.
-    * @param databasePath: Database path. If the database does not already exist, it will be created.
+    * @param databasePath: Database path. If the path is empty, or equal to `:memory:`, the database will be created in
+    * memory.
     * @param bufferPoolSize: Max size of the buffer pool in bytes.
     * @param enableCompression: Enable compression in storage.
     * @param readOnly: Open the database in READ_ONLY mode.
diff --git a/tools/java_api/src/test/java/com/kuzudb/test/DatabaseTest.java b/tools/java_api/src/test/java/com/kuzudb/test/DatabaseTest.java
index 1173592dcea..a5f527aa7e6 100644
--- a/tools/java_api/src/test/java/com/kuzudb/test/DatabaseTest.java
+++ b/tools/java_api/src/test/java/com/kuzudb/test/DatabaseTest.java
@@ -41,4 +41,14 @@ void DBCreationAndDestroyWithPathOnly() {
             fail("DBCreationAndDestroyWithPathOnly failed");
         }
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void DBCreationAndDestroyWithNoParam(){
+        try {
+            KuzuDatabase database = new KuzuDatabase();
+            database.destroy();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            fail("DBCreationAndDestroyWithNoParam failed");
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tools/nodejs_api/src_js/database.js b/tools/nodejs_api/src_js/database.js
index 135679af78f..53b9240bd08 100644
--- a/tools/nodejs_api/src_js/database.js
+++ b/tools/nodejs_api/src_js/database.js
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ class Database {
    * executed. To initialize the database immediately, call the `init()`
    * function on the returned object.
    *
-   * @param {String} databasePath path to the database file.
+   * @param {String} databasePath path to the database file. If the path is not specified, or empty, or equal to
+   `:memory:`, the database will be created in memory.
    * @param {Number} bufferManagerSize size of the buffer manager in bytes.
    * @param {Boolean} enableCompression whether to enable compression.
    * @param {Boolean} readOnly if true, database will be opened in read-only mode.
@@ -19,13 +20,16 @@ class Database {
    * address space limit some environment.
    */
   constructor(
-    databasePath = "",
+    databasePath,
     bufferManagerSize = 0,
     enableCompression = true,
     readOnly = false,
     maxDBSize = 0
   ) {
-    if (typeof databasePath !== "string") {
+    if (!databasePath) {
+      databasePath = ":memory:";
+    }
+    else if (typeof databasePath !== "string") {
       throw new Error("Database path must be a string.");
     }
     if (typeof bufferManagerSize !== "number" || bufferManagerSize < 0) {
diff --git a/tools/nodejs_api/test/test_database.js b/tools/nodejs_api/test/test_database.js
index 6af38b9e767..8ea5b8ec29a 100644
--- a/tools/nodejs_api/test/test_database.js
+++ b/tools/nodejs_api/test/test_database.js
@@ -189,6 +189,48 @@ describe("Database constructor", function () {
       assert.equal(e.message, "Max DB size must be a positive integer.");
     }
   });
+
+  it("should create an in-memory database when no path is provided", async function () {
+    const testDb = new kuzu.Database();
+    const conn = new kuzu.Connection(testDb);
+    let res = await conn.query("CREATE NODE TABLE person(name STRING, age INT64, PRIMARY KEY(name));"); 
+    res.close();
+    res = await conn.query("CREATE (:person {name: 'Alice', age: 30});");
+    res.close();
+    res = await conn.query("CREATE (:person {name: 'Bob', age: 40});");
+    res.close();
+    res = await conn.query("MATCH (p:person) RETURN p.*;");
+    const result = await res.getAll();
+    assert.equal(result.length, 2);
+    assert.deepEqual(result, [
+      { 'p.name': 'Alice', 'p.age': 30 },
+      { 'p.name': 'Bob', 'p.age': 40 }
+    ]);
+    res.close();
+    conn.close();
+    testDb.close();
+  });
+
+  it("should create an in-memory database when empty path is provided", async function () {
+    const testDb = new kuzu.Database("", 1 << 28 /* 256MB */);
+    const conn = new kuzu.Connection(testDb);
+    let res = await conn.query("CREATE NODE TABLE person(name STRING, age INT64, PRIMARY KEY(name));");
+    res.close();
+    res = await conn.query("CREATE (:person {name: 'Alice', age: 30});");
+    res.close();
+    res = await conn.query("CREATE (:person {name: 'Bob', age: 40});");
+    res.close();
+    res = await conn.query("MATCH (p:person) RETURN p.*;");
+    const result = await res.getAll();
+    assert.equal(result.length, 2);
+    assert.deepEqual(result, [
+      { 'p.name': 'Alice', 'p.age': 30 },
+      { 'p.name': 'Bob', 'p.age': 40 }
+    ]);
+    res.close();
+    conn.close();
+    testDb.close();
+  });
 });
 
 describe("Database close", function () {
diff --git a/tools/python_api/src_py/connection.py b/tools/python_api/src_py/connection.py
index e91642b4041..da2965bc370 100644
--- a/tools/python_api/src_py/connection.py
+++ b/tools/python_api/src_py/connection.py
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ def create_function(
         parsed_params_type = [x if type(x) is str else x.value for x in params_type]
         if type(return_type) is not str:
             return_type = return_type.value
-        
+
         self._connection.create_function(
             name=name,
             udf=udf,
diff --git a/tools/python_api/src_py/database.py b/tools/python_api/src_py/database.py
index f9e05e7cccf..33cc3633aea 100644
--- a/tools/python_api/src_py/database.py
+++ b/tools/python_api/src_py/database.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class Database:
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        database_path: str | Path = "",
+        database_path: str | Path | None = None,
         *,
         buffer_pool_size: int = 0,
         max_num_threads: int = 0,
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ def __init__(
         Parameters
         ----------
         database_path : str, Path
-            The path to database files
+            The path to database files. If the path is not specified, or empty, or equal to `:memory:`, the database
+            will be created in memory.
 
         buffer_pool_size : int
             The maximum size of buffer pool in bytes. Defaults to ~80% of system memory.
@@ -73,6 +74,8 @@ def __init__(
              environment and 1GB under 32-bit one.
 
         """
+        if database_path is None:
+            database_path = ":memory:"
         if isinstance(database_path, Path):
             database_path = str(database_path)
 
diff --git a/tools/python_api/test/conftest.py b/tools/python_api/test/conftest.py
index 0d75c781ed8..685b0d5ccc8 100644
--- a/tools/python_api/test/conftest.py
+++ b/tools/python_api/test/conftest.py
@@ -132,8 +132,10 @@ def init_rdf(conn: kuzu.Connection) -> None:
                 if line := line.strip():
                     conn.execute(line)
 
+
 _POOL_SIZE_: int = 256 * 1024 * 1024
 
+
 def init_db(path: Path) -> Path:
     if Path(path).exists():
         shutil.rmtree(path)
diff --git a/tools/python_api/test/test_database.py b/tools/python_api/test/test_database.py
index 066a5ef80b1..fe0659adb33 100644
--- a/tools/python_api/test/test_database.py
+++ b/tools/python_api/test/test_database.py
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ def open_database_on_subprocess(tmp_path: Path, build_dir: Path) -> None:
         print(r"{tmp_path!s}")
     """
     )
-    result = subprocess.run([sys.executable, "-c", code], capture_output=True, text=True)
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        [sys.executable, "-c", code], capture_output=True, text=True
+    )
     if result.returncode != 0:
         raise RuntimeError(result.stderr)
 
@@ -77,3 +79,47 @@ def test_database_context_manager(tmp_path: Path, build_dir: Path) -> None:
     # TODO: Enable this test on Windows when the read-only mode is implemented.
     if sys.platform != "win32":
         open_database_on_subprocess(db_path, build_dir)
+
+
+def test_in_mem_database_memory_db_path() -> None:
+    db = kuzu.Database(database_path=":memory:")
+    assert not db.is_closed
+    assert db._database is not None
+
+    # Open the database on a subprocess. It should raise an exception.
+    conn = kuzu.Connection(db)
+    conn.execute("CREATE NODE TABLE person(name STRING, age INT64, PRIMARY KEY(name));")
+    conn.execute("CREATE (:person {name: 'Alice', age: 30});")
+    conn.execute("CREATE (:person {name: 'Bob', age: 40});")
+    result = conn.execute("MATCH (p:person) RETURN p.*")
+    assert result.get_num_tuples() == 2
+
+
+def test_in_mem_database_empty_db_path() -> None:
+    db = kuzu.Database()
+    assert not db.is_closed
+    assert db._database is not None
+
+    # Open the database on a subprocess. It should raise an exception.
+    conn = kuzu.Connection(db)
+    conn.execute("CREATE NODE TABLE person(name STRING, age INT64, PRIMARY KEY(name));")
+    conn.execute("CREATE (:person {name: 'Alice', age: 30});")
+    conn.execute("CREATE (:person {name: 'Bob', age: 40});")
+    result = conn.execute("MATCH (p:person) RETURN p.*")
+    assert result.get_num_tuples() == 2
+
+
+def test_in_mem_database_no_db_path() -> None:
+    with kuzu.Database(database_path="") as db:
+        assert not db.is_closed
+        assert db._database is not None
+
+        # Open the database on a subprocess. It should raise an exception.
+        conn = kuzu.Connection(db)
+        conn.execute(
+            "CREATE NODE TABLE person(name STRING, age INT64, PRIMARY KEY(name));"
+        )
+        conn.execute("CREATE (:person {name: 'Alice', age: 30});")
+        conn.execute("CREATE (:person {name: 'Bob', age: 40});")
+        with conn.execute("MATCH (p:person) RETURN p.*") as result:
+            assert result.get_num_tuples() == 2
diff --git a/tools/python_api/test/test_datatype.py b/tools/python_api/test/test_datatype.py
index 2eb68320d53..3a6b0393301 100644
--- a/tools/python_api/test/test_datatype.py
+++ b/tools/python_api/test/test_datatype.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
 import pytz
-
 from type_aliases import ConnDB
 
 
@@ -100,6 +99,7 @@ def test_double(conn_db_readonly: ConnDB) -> None:
     assert not result.has_next()
     result.close()
 
+
 def test_decimal(conn_db_readonly: ConnDB) -> None:
     conn, _ = conn_db_readonly
     res = conn.execute("UNWIND [1, 2, 3] AS A UNWIND [5.7, 8.3, 2.9] AS B WITH cast(CAST(A AS DECIMAL) * CAST(B AS DECIMAL) AS DECIMAL(18, 1)) AS PROD RETURN COLLECT(PROD) AS RES")
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ def test_decimal(conn_db_readonly: ConnDB) -> None:
         Decimal('8.7'),
     ])
 
+
 def test_string(conn_db_readonly: ConnDB) -> None:
     conn, db = conn_db_readonly
     result = conn.execute("MATCH (a:person) WHERE a.ID = 0 RETURN a.fName;")
diff --git a/tools/python_api/test/test_df.py b/tools/python_api/test/test_df.py
index fcdde5a9f94..3cf7db63015 100644
--- a/tools/python_api/test/test_df.py
+++ b/tools/python_api/test/test_df.py
@@ -545,6 +545,7 @@ def test_get_df_unicode(conn_db_readonly: ConnDB) -> None:
         "Roma",
     ]
 
+
 def test_get_df_decimal(conn_db_readonly: ConnDB) -> None:
     conn, _ = conn_db_readonly
     res = conn.execute("UNWIND [1, 2, 3] AS A UNWIND [5.7, 8.3, 2.9] AS B RETURN CAST(CAST(A AS DECIMAL) * CAST(B AS DECIMAL) AS DECIMAL(18, 1)) AS PROD").get_as_df()
diff --git a/tools/python_api/test/test_exception.py b/tools/python_api/test/test_exception.py
index 1e5b5524695..18c5452418b 100644
--- a/tools/python_api/test/test_exception.py
+++ b/tools/python_api/test/test_exception.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 import kuzu
 import pytest
-
 from type_aliases import ConnDB
 
 
diff --git a/tools/python_api/test/test_parameter.py b/tools/python_api/test/test_parameter.py
index 50639920683..cf5a7515126 100644
--- a/tools/python_api/test/test_parameter.py
+++ b/tools/python_api/test/test_parameter.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     from pathlib import Path
 import kuzu
 
+
 def test_struct_param_access(conn_db_readwrite: ConnDB) -> None:
     conn, _ = conn_db_readwrite
     batch = \
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ def test_struct_param_access(conn_db_readwrite: ConnDB) -> None:
         parameters={"batch": batch}
     )
 
+
 def test_array_binding(conn_db_readwrite: ConnDB) -> None:
     conn, _ = conn_db_readwrite
     conn.execute("CREATE NODE TABLE node(id STRING, embedding DOUBLE[3], PRIMARY KEY(id))")
@@ -65,7 +67,8 @@ def test_array_binding(conn_db_readwrite: ConnDB) -> None:
     #         """, {"emb": [4.3, 5.2, 6.7], "emb1": [2.2, 3.3, 5.5]}
     #     )
     # assert str(err.value) == "Binder exception: Left and right type are both ANY, which is not currently supported."
-    
+
+
 def test_bool_param(conn_db_readonly: ConnDB) -> None:
     conn, db = conn_db_readonly
     result = conn.execute(
diff --git a/tools/python_api/test/test_scan_pandas.py b/tools/python_api/test/test_scan_pandas.py
index 342c3e0a7c6..3eb96b66f57 100644
--- a/tools/python_api/test/test_scan_pandas.py
+++ b/tools/python_api/test/test_scan_pandas.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import datetime
 import re
 from pathlib import Path
+from uuid import UUID
 
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
 import pytest
-from uuid import UUID
 
 try:
     from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@ def test_copy_from_pandas_object(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     assert result.get_next() == ["Karissa", '40']
     assert result.has_next() is False
 
+
 def test_copy_from_pandas_date(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     db = kuzu.Database(tmp_path)
     conn = kuzu.Connection(db)
@@ -406,10 +407,11 @@ def test_copy_from_pandas_date(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     conn.execute("CREATE NODE TABLE Person(id INT16, d TIMESTAMP, PRIMARY KEY (id));")
     conn.execute("COPY Person FROM df;")
     result = conn.execute("match (p:Person) return p.*")
-    assert result.get_next() == [1, datetime.datetime(2024,1,3)]
-    assert result.get_next() == [2, datetime.datetime(2023,10,10)]
+    assert result.get_next() == [1, datetime.datetime(2024, 1, 3)]
+    assert result.get_next() == [2, datetime.datetime(2023, 10, 10)]
     assert result.has_next() is False
 
+
 def test_scan_string_to_nested(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     db = kuzu.Database(tmp_path)
     conn = kuzu.Connection(db)
@@ -417,6 +419,6 @@ def test_scan_string_to_nested(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     conn.execute("CREATE NODE TABLE tab(id INT64, lstcol INT64[], mapcol MAP(STRING, INT64), structcol STRUCT(a INT64, b INT64), lstlstcol INT64[][], PRIMARY KEY(id))")
     conn.execute("COPY tab from df")
     result = conn.execute("match (t:tab) return t.*")
-    assert result.get_next() == [1, [1,2,3], {"'a'": 1, "'b'": 2}, {"a": 1, "b": 2}, [[],[1,2,3],[4,5,6]]]
+    assert result.get_next() == [1, [1, 2, 3], {"'a'": 1, "'b'": 2}, {"a": 1, "b": 2}, [[], [1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6]]]
     assert not result.has_next()
-    
+
diff --git a/tools/python_api/test/test_scan_pandas_pyarrow.py b/tools/python_api/test/test_scan_pandas_pyarrow.py
index ac7203d18db..a929d341162 100644
--- a/tools/python_api/test/test_scan_pandas_pyarrow.py
+++ b/tools/python_api/test/test_scan_pandas_pyarrow.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import math
-from decimal import Decimal
 import random
 import struct
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from decimal import Decimal
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import kuzu
@@ -634,6 +634,7 @@ def test_pyarrow_map_offset(conn_db_readonly: ConnDB) -> None:
 
     assert idx == 48
 
+
 def test_pyarrow_decimal(conn_db_readwrite: ConnDB) -> None:
     conn, db = conn_db_readwrite
     datalength = 4
diff --git a/tools/python_api/test/test_scan_pyarrow.py b/tools/python_api/test/test_scan_pyarrow.py
index ec41929c609..ec907b1def9 100644
--- a/tools/python_api/test/test_scan_pyarrow.py
+++ b/tools/python_api/test/test_scan_pyarrow.py
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-from datetime import datetime
 
 import pyarrow as pa
-import pytest
 from type_aliases import ConnDB
 
-def test_pyarrow_basic(conn_db_readonly : ConnDB) -> None:
+
+def test_pyarrow_basic(conn_db_readonly: ConnDB) -> None:
     conn, db = conn_db_readonly
     tab = pa.Table.from_arrays(
         [
@@ -19,7 +18,8 @@ def test_pyarrow_basic(conn_db_readonly : ConnDB) -> None:
     assert (result.get_next() == [2, 'b', False])
     assert (result.get_next() == [3, 'c', None])
 
-def test_pyarrow_copy_from(conn_db_readwrite : ConnDB) -> None:
+
+def test_pyarrow_copy_from(conn_db_readwrite: ConnDB) -> None:
     conn, db = conn_db_readwrite
     tab = pa.Table.from_arrays(
         [
diff --git a/tools/python_api/test/test_torch_geometric_remote_backend.py b/tools/python_api/test/test_torch_geometric_remote_backend.py
index 5f512c6691a..545fa32f9fd 100644
--- a/tools/python_api/test/test_torch_geometric_remote_backend.py
+++ b/tools/python_api/test/test_torch_geometric_remote_backend.py
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import random
-
-import kuzu
-import torch
-from test_helper import KUZU_ROOT
-from type_aliases import ConnDB
-
 TINY_SNB_KNOWS_GROUND_TRUTH = {
     0: [2, 3, 5],
     2: [0, 3, 5],
diff --git a/tools/python_api/test/test_udf.py b/tools/python_api/test/test_udf.py
index afa43467fc5..83f032857ab 100644
--- a/tools/python_api/test/test_udf.py
+++ b/tools/python_api/test/test_udf.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 import pyarrow as pa
 import pytest
 from kuzu import Type
-
 from type_aliases import ConnDB
 
 
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ def distancePrimer(pointA, pointB):
             'x': (pointA['x'] - pointB['x']) ** 2,
             'y': (pointA['y'] - pointB['y']) ** 2
         }
-    
+
     distanceArgs = ["UDFDist", distancePrimer, ["STRUCT(x INT32, y INT32)", "STRUCT(x INT32, y INT32)"], "STRUCT(x INT32, y INT32)"]
 
     conn.create_function(*add5IntArgs)