How to connect Python to Db2

Question

Is there a way to connect Python to Db2?

Answer 1

After lots of digging I discovered how to connect with DB2 using ibm_db.

First off, if you use a python version higher than 3.2 use

pip install ibm_db==2.0.8a

version 2.0.8 (the latest) will fail to install.

then use the following to connect

import ibm_db_dbi as db

conn = db.connect("DATABASE=name;HOSTNAME=host;PORT=60000;PROTOCOL=TCPIP;UID=username;PWD=password;", "", "")

list tables with

for t in conn.tables():
    print(t)

and execute SQL with

cursor = conn.cursor()
cursor.execute("SELECT * FROM Schema.Table")
for r in cursor.fetchall():
    print(r)

check this link for official not so accurate documentation