Oracle
- URL
- FAQ
- Wiki
- Wikipedia
- 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
- 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
DCOracle2
- URL
- licence
- ZPL
- platforms
- Unix, win32
- Python versions
cx_Oracle
- URL
- licence
[http://www.computronix.com/download/License(cxOracle).txt BSD like]
- platforms
- Unix, win32
- Python versions
- 2.2 - 2.4
- Oracle versions
- 8i - 10g
Supported Python Applications
- ["Zope"]
- an Oracle (DCOracle and DCOracle2) driver exists for ["PyDO"] (Python Data Objects)
Web Links
[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]