connect to an oracle database using python?
Connect to an oracle database using python?
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Step-1:download and install Python for 64-bit Windows
-go to URL: https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/
-scroll down the list until you see Python 2.7.1 – 2010-11-27
-download Windows x86-64 MSI installer (filename: python-2.7.1.amd64.msi)
-go through the installer by accepting all the defaults. The install directory will be C:\Python
-once the installation is complete, add the following locations to the windows PATH variable: C:\Python and C:\Python\Lib\site-packages
-open a command window and launch the python interpreter by running ‘python’ on the command-line prompt
STEP-2:Â –open a command window and launch the python interpreter by running ‘python’ on the command-line prompt
C:\Users\AHMED>python Python 3.10.4 (tags/v3.10.4:9d38120, Mar 23 2022, 23:13:41) [MSC v.1929 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>>
 STEP 3:Install cx_Oracle
python -m pip install cx_Oracle --upgrade --user
STEP 4:Python Script to connect and Run SQL Query
C:\Users\AHMED>python
Python 3.10.4 (tags/v3.10.4:9d38120, Mar 23 2022, 23:13:41) [MSC v.1929 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import cx_Oracle
>>> conn = cx_Oracle.connect('username/[email protected]/BATCH47')
>>> ver = conn.version.split(".")
>>> print(ver)
['19', '3', '0', '0', '0']
>>> cursor = conn.cursor()
>>> query = "select count(*)from student"
>>> results = cursor.execute(query).fetchall()
>>> print(results)
[(6,)]
>>> conn.close()
>>>
>>>
>>> ^Z
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