How can I access Oracle from Python?

Question

How can I access Oracle from Python? I have downloaded a cx_Oracle msi installer, but Python can\'t import the library.

I get the following error:

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Answer 1

Here is how my code looks like. It also shows an example of how to use query parameters using a dictionary. It works on using Python 3.6:

import cx_Oracle

CONN_INFO = {
    'host': 'xxx.xx.xxx.x',
    'port': 12345,
    'user': 'SOME_SCHEMA',
    'psw': 'SECRETE',
    'service': 'service.server.com'
}

CONN_STR = '{user}/{psw}@{host}:{port}/{service}'.format(**CONN_INFO)

QUERY = '''
    SELECT
        *
    FROM
        USER
    WHERE
        NAME = :name
'''


class DB:
    def __init__(self):
        self.conn = cx_Oracle.connect(CONN_STR)

    def query(self, query, params=None):
        cursor = self.conn.cursor()
        result = cursor.execute(query, params).fetchall()
        cursor.close()
        return result


db = DB()
result = db.query(QUERY, {'name': 'happy'})