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Firebird

URL: http://firebirdsql.org
licence: Interbase Public License, Initial Developer Public License
platforms: Unix, win32, Mac OS

Pros

Powerful and stable cross-platform database
Extensive SQL standards support

Cons

Python driver binary distribution only available for Windows (need to compile for other platforms)

DB API 2.0 Drivers

KInterbasdb

URL: http://www.firebirdsql.org/index.php?op=devel&sub=python
Documentation: http://www.firebirdsql.org/devel/python/docs/3.3.0/
licence: BSD-like
platforms: Unix, win32
Python versions: 2.4 - 2.6

Extensions to DB API

In addition to the minimal feature set of the standard Python DB API, KInterbasDB also exposes nearly the entire native client API of the database engine, including two-phase commit, server-side events, and an administrative API.

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