MANTIS is a hybrid high level programming language and tools optimized to crank out "line of business" applications. It allows focus on business data and process instead of technology. However, access to low level technologies are available if desired.
cx_Oracle is a Python extension module that allows access to Oracle databases and conforms to the Python database API specification version 2.0
Project has moved to GitHub (https://github.com/oracle/python-cx_Oracle) and new builds are available at PyPI (https://pypi.python.org/pypi/cx_Oracle).