11# python-oracledb 1.0
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33python-oracledb is a [ Python programming language] [ python ] extension module
4- allowing Python programs to connect to [ Oracle Database] [ oracledb ] . It
5- supersedes the cx_Oracle module .
4+ allowing Python programs to connect to [ Oracle Database] [ oracledb ] . It is the
5+ renamed, new major release of the popular cx_Oracle driver .
66
77The module conforms to the [ Python Database API 2.0 specification] [ pep249 ] with
88a considerable number of additions and a couple of minor exclusions, see the
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ See [python-oracledb Installation][installation].
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1919- Python versions 3.6 through 3.10.
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21+ Prebuilt packages are available on Windows for Python 3.7 or later, on macOS
22+ for Python 3.8 or later, and on Linux for Python 3.6 or later.
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24+ Source code is also available.
25+
2126- Oracle Client libraries are * optional* .
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2328 ** Thin mode** : By default python-oracledb runs in a 'Thin' mode which
@@ -47,7 +52,7 @@ Notes][relnotes].
4752## Samples
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4954Examples can be found in the [ /samples] [ samples ] directory and the
50- [ tutorial ] [ tutorial ] .
55+ [ Python and Oracle Database Tutorial ] [ tutorial ] .
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5257## Help
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@@ -57,7 +62,7 @@ Problem reports can be raised in [GitHub Issues][ghissues].
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5863## Tests
5964
60- See [ /test ] [ tests ]
65+ See [ /tests ] [ tests ]
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6267## Contributing
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@@ -76,10 +81,10 @@ See [LICENSE][license], [THIRD_PARTY_LICENSES][tplicense], and [NOTICE][notice].
7681[ license ] : https://github.com/oracle/python-oracledb/blob/main/LICENSE.txt
7782[ tplicense ] : https://github.com/oracle/python-oracledb/blob/main/THIRD_PARTY_LICENSES.txt
7883[ notice ] : https://github.com/oracle/python-oracledb/blob/main/NOTICE.txt
79- [ tutorial ] : https://github.com/oracle/ python-oracledb/tree/main/ samples/tutorial
84+ [ tutorial ] : https://oracle. github.io/ python-oracledb/samples/tutorial/Python-and-Oracle-Database-The-New-Wave-of-Scripting.html
8085[ ghdiscussions ] : https://github.com/oracle/python-oracledb/discussions
8186[ ghissues ] : https://github.com/oracle/python-oracledb/issues
82- [ tests ] : https://github.com/oracle/python-oracledb/tree/main/test
87+ [ tests ] : https://github.com/oracle/python-oracledb/tree/main/tests
8388[ samples ] : https://github.com/oracle/python-oracledb/tree/main/samples
8489[ installation ] : https://python-oracledb.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/installation.html
8590[ features ] : https://oracle.github.io/python-oracledb/#features
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