What do I need to read Microsoft Access databases using Python?

Question

How can I access Microsoft Access databases in Python? With SQL?

I\'d prefere a solution that works with Linux, but I could also settle for Windows.

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Answer 1

To read an Access database as a pandas dataframe (Windows).

This is a very quick and easy solution that I have used successfully for smaller databases.

You can read an Access database by making a permanent link to Excel and saving that file (it takes a couple of clicks), link here:

https://support.office.com/en-gb/article/Connect-an-Access-database-to-your-workbook-a3d6500c-4bec-40ce-8cdf-fb4edb723525

You can then simply read that Excel file as a pandas dataframe.

So, for example, save the linked Excel file as 'link_to_master.xlsx' in location \FileStore\subfolder1\subfolder.

Run the following in python:

import pandas as pd
import os
os.chdir('\\\\FileStore\\subfolder1\\subfolder') #sets the folder location
df = pd.read_excel('link_to_master.xlsx') # reads the Excel file
df

Consider frequency of the link refresh if you are re-visiting your python script. i.e. The link between Excel and Access is static.