[Python-announce] python-oracledb 1.2.0

[Anthony Tuininga]

What is python-oracledb?

python-oracledb is a Python extension module that enables access to Oracle
Database for Python and conforms to the Python database API 2.0
specifications with a number of enhancements. This module is intended to
eventually replace cx_Oracle.

Where do I get it?

https://pypi.org/project/oracledb/1.2.0/

The easiest method to install/upgrade python-oracledb is via pip as in

python -m pip install oracledb --upgrade

What's new?

This release adds support for binding and fetching data of type
oracledb.DB_TYPE_OBJECT (including SYS.XMLTYPE) in thin mode. It also adds
official support for Python 3.11 and addresses a number of smaller
enhancements and bug fixes.

See the full release notes for all of the details:
https://python-oracledb.readthedocs.io/en/latest/release_notes.html#oracledb-1-2-0-november-2022

Please provide any feedback via GitHub issues: https://github.com/oracle/
python-oracledb/issues or discussions: https://github.com/oracle/python-
oracledb/discussions