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== Masthead == = Oracle =
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''The first link below is dead, and it's not clear to me what the intended target should be.''
  URL:: http://www.oracle.com/ip/deploy/database/oracle9i/
  FAQ:: http://www.orafaq.com/
  licence:: commercial (free development versions available on http://technet.oracle.com/)
  platforms:: Unix, win32		   URL:: http://www.oracle.com/index.html
  FAQ:: http://www.orafaq.com/
  Wiki:: http://www.orawiki.com/
  Wikipedia:: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_database
  license:: commercial/proprietary; free for development from [[http://www.oracle.com/technology//index.html|Oracle Technology Network]]; [[http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/database/xe/index.html|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 ==

 * Usually 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

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=== cx_Oracle ===

  URL:: http://cx-oracle.sourceforge.net/
  licence:: [[http://cx-oracle.sourceforge.net/LICENSE.txt|BSD like]]
  platforms:: Unix, win32
  Python versions:: 2.5 - 3.2
  Oracle versions:: 10i - 11g
  Last release:: 5.1 (March 19, 2011)
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  Last release:: 1.3beta (Feb 10, 2003)
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==== Extensions to DB API ==== DCOracle2 targets Oracle 8i and up.
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==== Comments ==== There also is DCOracle (http://www.zope.org/Products/DCOracle/) for the older Oracle 7 and 8 versions, but this is unmaintained.
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=== cx_Oracle ===
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  URL:: http://www.computronix.com/utilities.shtml
  licence:: [http://www.computronix.com/download/License(cxOracle).txt BSD like]
  platforms:: Unix, win32
  Python versions:: 2.2 - 2.4
  Oracle versions:: 8i - 10g		 === mxODBC ===
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==== Extensions to DB API ====   URL:: http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBC/
  Licence:: eGenix Commercial License
  Platforms:: Windows, Linux, MacOS X, FreeBSD, Solaris, AIX
  Python versions:: 2.4 - 2.7
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==== Comments ==== mxODBC is compatible with the Oracle ODBC drivers on Windows and Unix, such as the ones included in the [[http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/oci/instantclient/index.html|Oracle Instant Client]].
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While trying to install the cx_Oracle Python utility, I encounter the following error: === pyodbc ===
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    URL:: https://github.com/mkleehammer/pyodbc
  License:: MIT
  Platforms:: Windows, Linux, MacOS X, FreeBSD, Solaris, Any (source provided)
  Python versions:: 2.4 - 2.6
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sh-2.05b# python setup.py build Actively maintained Open Source project.
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running build Precompiled binaries are available for Windows. Red``Hat Enterprise Linux, Centos, and Fedora have precompiled RPMs available in their Extras repositories.
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running build_ext === OJDBC and JayDeBeApi ===
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building 'cx_Oracle' extension   URL:: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/JayDeBeApi
  licence:: LGPL
  platforms:: Any (requires Java)
  Python versions:: Tested on CPython 2.6.6 and Jython 2.5.2
  Oracle versions:: Any supported by Oracle's JDBC drivers (currently 8.1.7 to 11.2.0.2.0)
  Last release:: 0.1 (2010-08-16)
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gcc -pthread -DNDEBUG -g -O3 -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -fPIC -I/devtools/oracle/product/8.1.5/rdbms/demo -I/devtools/oracle/product/8.1.5/rdbms/public -I/devtools/oracle/product/8.1.5/network/public -I/usr/local/python2.4/include/python2.4 -c cx_Oracle.c -o build/temp.linux-i686-2.4/cx_Oracle.o -DBUILD_TIME="January 21, 2005 11:19:47" No InstantClient required. Download an Oracle JDBC driver (the filename will be something like ojdbc6.jar) from the [[http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/features/jdbc/index-091264.html|Oracle website]], and set the classpath to include the driver. Note that if not running under Jython, JPype is required. Use code like the following:
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cx_Oracle.c:10: xa.h: No such file or directory {{{#!python
environ['JAVA_HOME'] = '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre'
jpype.startJVM(jpype.getDefaultJVMPath(), '-Djava.class.path=ojdbc6.jar')
conn = jaydebeapi.connect('oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver', 'jdbc:oracle:thin:user/pass@server:1521:dbname')
}}}
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error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1
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  === mxODBC Connect ===
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Where can I find the xa.h file? The only package I could find online that provides any such file is a cd i/o library, and that doesn’t seem right.  URL:: http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBCConnect/
 License:: eGenix Commercial License 1.3.0
 Platforms:: Client: all Python platforms; Server: Windows, Linux
 Python versions:: 2.5 - 2.7
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I am running a 2.4 linux kernel, trying to install cx_Oracle-4.0.1 on top of Python 2.4. mxODBC Connect is a commercial client-server product that allows connecting Python to ODBC compatible databases running on remote servers without requiring an ODBC driver on the client side. The product uses mxODBC on the server side and provides a highly portable Python library for the client side. As such it supports all database backend that mxODBC supports, but allows connecting to these from many different Python-supported platforms.
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I have tried the beta package which should be more 2.4 compatible, but still no luck. Any help is appreciated. Thanks! mxODBC Connect supports asynchronous query execution via the popular [[http://www.gevent.org/|gevent package]], provides secure certificate based authentication, SSL encrypted database connections, comes with full support for stored procedures, multiple result sets, Unicode, a common interface on all platforms and implements [[http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBCConnect/#Features|many other useful features]].
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== Other Drivers == mxODBC Connect Server is compatible with the [[http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/oci/instantclient/index.html|Oracle Instant Client]] ODBC drivers.
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=== driver name ===

  URL::
  licence::
  platforms::
  Python versions::

==== Programming Model ====

==== Comments ====		 ----
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 * ["Zope"]
 * an Oracle (DCOracle and DCOracle2) driver exists for ["PyDO"] (Python Data Objects)		  * [[Zope]]
 * an Oracle (DCOracle and DCOracle2) driver exists for [[PyDO]] (Python Data Objects)
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== Pros == == Web Links ==
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== Cons ==
 * Requires bloated Oracle client installation on any machine that the app will run on		 [[http://www.orafaq.com/forum|Oracle Forum]]

Oracle Wiki's: [[http://www.orafaq.com/wiki|English]] [[http://www.oracle-10g.de/oracle-wiki|German]]

Oracle Documentation: [[http://www.oracle-doku.de/oracle_10g_documentation/index.htm|10g]] [[http://www.oracle-doku.de/oracle_9i_documentation/index.htm|9i]] [[http://www.oracle-doku.de/oracle_8i_documentation/index.htm|8i]] [[http://www.oracle-doku.de/oracle_7_documentation/index.htm|7]]

Oracle

URL

http://www.oracle.com/index.html

FAQ

http://www.orafaq.com/

Wiki

http://www.orawiki.com/

Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_database

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

  • Usually 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

http://cx-oracle.sourceforge.net/

licence

BSD like

platforms
Unix, win32
Python versions
2.5 - 3.2
Oracle versions
10i - 11g
Last release
5.1 (March 19, 2011)

DCOracle2

URL

http://www.zope.org/Members/matt/dco2

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

http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBC/

Licence
eGenix Commercial License
Platforms
Windows, Linux, MacOS X, FreeBSD, Solaris, AIX
Python versions
2.4 - 2.7

mxODBC is compatible with the Oracle ODBC drivers on Windows and Unix, such as the ones included in the Oracle Instant Client.

pyodbc

URL

https://github.com/mkleehammer/pyodbc

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.

OJDBC and JayDeBeApi

URL

http://pypi.python.org/pypi/JayDeBeApi

licence
LGPL
platforms
Any (requires Java)
Python versions
Tested on CPython 2.6.6 and Jython 2.5.2
Oracle versions
Any supported by Oracle's JDBC drivers (currently 8.1.7 to 11.2.0.2.0)
Last release
0.1 (2010-08-16)

No InstantClient required. Download an Oracle JDBC driver (the filename will be something like ojdbc6.jar) from the Oracle website, and set the classpath to include the driver. Note that if not running under Jython, JPype is required. Use code like the following:

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   1 environ['JAVA_HOME'] = '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre'
   2 jpype.startJVM(jpype.getDefaultJVMPath(), '-Djava.class.path=ojdbc6.jar')
   3 conn = jaydebeapi.connect('oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver', 'jdbc:oracle:thin:user/pass@server:1521:dbname')

mxODBC Connect

URL

http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBCConnect/

License
eGenix Commercial License 1.3.0
Platforms
Client: all Python platforms; Server: Windows, Linux
Python versions
2.5 - 2.7

mxODBC Connect is a commercial client-server product that allows connecting Python to ODBC compatible databases running on remote servers without requiring an ODBC driver on the client side. The product uses mxODBC on the server side and provides a highly portable Python library for the client side. As such it supports all database backend that mxODBC supports, but allows connecting to these from many different Python-supported platforms.

mxODBC Connect supports asynchronous query execution via the popular gevent package, provides secure certificate based authentication, SSL encrypted database connections, comes with full support for stored procedures, multiple result sets, Unicode, a common interface on all platforms and implements many other useful features.

mxODBC Connect Server is compatible with the Oracle Instant Client ODBC drivers.

Supported Python Applications

  • Zope

  • an Oracle (DCOracle and DCOracle2) driver exists for PyDO (Python Data Objects)

Oracle Forum

Oracle Wiki's: English German

Oracle Documentation: 10g 9i 8i 7

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