Python 3.3 - Connect with Oracle database

Question

Is there a module for python 3.3 to connect with Oracle Databases? Which is the easiest to use? Something like the mysql module, only works with Oracle.

Preferably version 10g, but 11g will do just fine.

Answer 1

There is: cx_Oracle

# Install --> You should have oracle installed otherwise exception will be raised

pip install cx_Oracle

import cx_Oracle

con = cx_Oracle.connect('pythonhol/welcome@127.0.0.1/orcl')
print con.version

con.close()

http://www.orafaq.com/wiki/Python

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/articles/dsl/python-091105.html

Answer 2

if you're using python3

pip3 install cx_Oracle

How to connet oracle and get oracle time:

#!/usr/bin/python3
#coding=utf8


# import module
import cx_Oracle 

con = cx_Oracle.connect('username/password@databasename')

# create cursor
cursor = con.cursor()

# execute sql
cursor.execute('select sysdate from dual')

# fetch one data, or fetchall()
data = cursor.fetchone()

print('Database time:%s' % data)

# close cursor and oracle
cursor.close()
con.close()