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 * Before the native version of PostgreSQL for Windows was released, Firebird was regarded by some as the most powerful and the most stable cross-platform database.  * Powerful and stable cross-platform database
 * Extensive SQL standards support
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 * Web site is hopeless.[work in progress]  * Python driver binary distribution only available for Windows ,need to compile for other platforms : here is the Howto install it on ubuntu http://mapopa.blogspot.com/2009/02/firebird-python-howto-on-ubuntu-wget.html
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  Python versions:: 2.5 - 2.6   Python versions:: 2.4 - 2.7
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==== Pure Python Driver ====

Work in progress for an pure python driver (no C compiler needed or fbclient library) similar to the pure java one

http://firebirdsql.org/index.php?op=devel&sub=qa&id=qaff200902

==== Python 3.x Driver ====

New driver for python 3.x is located in new github repository

https://github.com/nakagami/pyfirebirdsql

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


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 - 2.7

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.

Pure Python Driver

Work in progress for an pure python driver (no C compiler needed or fbclient library) similar to the pure java one

http://firebirdsql.org/index.php?op=devel&sub=qa&id=qaff200902

Python 3.x Driver

New driver for python 3.x is located in new github repository

https://github.com/nakagami/pyfirebirdsql

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