Pyodbc error Data source name not found and no default driver specified paradox

Question

I am attempting to use pyobdc to read data from a paradox database, and I keep getting the following error when attempting to connect to the database:

Answer 1

The shortcut for setting ODBC data sources maybe pointing to the 32bit data sources instead of 64bit.

Go to control panel -> administrative tools --> select data sources(ODBC) --> then right click on that file --> go to properties --> in the shortcut tab -> change the path from %windir%\System32\odbcad32.exe to

%windir%\SysWOW64\odbcad32.exe