[cx-oracle-users] cx_Oracle: Supported Oracle Types?

[copal <co...@dr...>]

i have compiled cx_Oracle-4.1.2 on solaris for Oracle 8.1.6, but am getting
the following error when performing a simple query:

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cx_Oracle.NotSupportedError: Variable_TypeByOracleDataType: unhandled data
type 187

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a quick grep through $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/demo/ocidfn.h shows type 187 as
SQLT_TIMESTAMP, but  looking though the StringVar.c file shows only 4 Oracl=
e
types listed: SQLT_CHR, SQLT_AFC, SQLT_BIN.

have i missed something incredibly mundane, or does this module (the only
python one listed on oracle's site) really not support datatypes as
rudimentary as timestamps?

incredibly confused - any help would be greatly appreciated.