pyodbc is a Python module that provides a way to connect to databases using the Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) API. ODBC is a widely used, standard API for accessing relational databases and is supported by many popular database management systems, including Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, and others.
With pyodbc, you can connect to a database, execute SQL queries, and retrieve results, all from within your Python scripts. pyodbc provides a number of benefits, including:
- Easy to use: pyodbc has a simple, intuitive interface that makes it easy to connect to databases and execute SQL queries.
- Cross-platform compatibility: pyodbc runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, so you can use it in a variety of environments.
- Large number of supported databases: pyodbc supports a wide range of databases through ODBC, so you can use it to connect to many different types of databases.
- Robust error handling: pyodbc provides robust error handling, so you can detect and handle errors in your database interactions.
pyodbc is a popular, well-maintained library and is widely used by Python developers who need to interact with databases. If you need to access a database from within your Python scripts, pyodbc is a great option to consider.
To install the pyodbc module, use the package installer pip.
pip install pyodbc
Some examples of common ODBC compliant databases are:
- Microsoft Access,
- PostgreSQL,
- MySQL,
- Oracle,
- Microsoft SQL Server,
- NexusDB,
- Rdb,
- Amazon DynamoDB,
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro,
- IBM DB2,
- and more
Here you can find a list with all odbc drivers: https://wiki.python.org/moin/ODBCDrivers
Project description, Release history, Download and more: https://pypi.org/project/pyodbc/