Oracle
- URL
- FAQ
- Wiki
- Wikipedia
- license
commercial/proprietary; free for development from Oracle Technology Network; Oracle XE is free for production and development (and an excellent option all-around)
- platforms
- Unix, Linux, win32, win64
Pros
- Reputation for being capable of handling large scale databases
- Typically the database system others compare themselves to
Cons
- Requires bloated Oracle client installation on any machine that the app will run on
- Frequently the subject of migration discussions (to alternatives), usually for reasons of cost
DB API 2.0 Drivers
cx_Oracle
- URL
- licence
- platforms
- Unix, win32
- Python versions
- 2.2 - 2.5
- Oracle versions
- 8i - 11g
- Last release
- 5.0.2 (May 21, 2009)
DCOracle2
- URL
- licence
- ZPL
- platforms
- Unix, win32
- Python versions
- Last release
- 1.3beta (Feb 10, 2003)
DCOracle2 targets Oracle 8i and up.
There also is DCOracle (http://www.zope.org/Products/DCOracle/) for the older Oracle 7 and 8 versions, but this is unmaintained.
mxODBC
- URL
- Licence
- eGenix Commercial License
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux, MacOS X, FreeBSD, Solaris, AIX
- Python versions
- 2.1 - 2.6
mxODBC is compatible with the Oracle ODBC drivers on Windows and Unix, such as the ones included in the Oracle Instant Client.
pyodbc
- URL
- License
- MIT
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux, MacOS X, FreeBSD, Solaris, Any (source provided)
- Python versions
- 2.4 - 2.6
Actively maintained Open Source project.
Precompiled binaries are available for Windows. RedHat Enterprise Linux, Centos, and Fedora have precompiled RPMs available in their Extras repositories.
Supported Python Applications
Web Links
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