Re: [cx-oracle-users] cx_Oracle 7.0

[Christopher J. <chr...@or...>]

On 14/9/18 6:56 am, Anthony Tuininga wrote:

> What is cx_Oracle?
>
> cx_Oracle is a Python extension module that enables access to Oracle Database for Python 3.x and 2.x and conforms to the Python database API 2.0 
> specifications with a number of enhancements.
>
>
> Where do I get it?
> https://oracle.github.io/python-cx_Oracle 
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> The easiest method to install/upgrade cx_Oracle is via pip as in
>
>     python -m pip install cx_Oracle --upgrade
>
>
> What's new?
>
> This release focused on support for Oracle Client 18 libraries, with support added for call timeouts and SODA (Simple Oracle Document Access).
>
> A number of smaller changes were also made to improve the experience of using cx_Oracle. These include re-enabling the pool pinging functionality 
> for Oracle 12.2 and higher to handle classes of connection errors such as resource profile limits; improved error messages when a feature requires a 
> particular version of Oracle Client libraries or Oracle Database; better handling of objects when the connection that created them is closed; better 
> handling of connections when the pool that created them is destroyed; etc.
>
> See the release notes for more information: https://cx-oracle.readthedocs.io/en/latest/releasenotes.html#version-7-0-september-2018 
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> Please provide any feedback via GitHub issues (https://github.com/oracle/python-cx_Oracle/issues 
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I put together a brief blog post with some details on the new features in cx_Oracle 7: 
https://blogs.oracle.com/opal/python-cx_oracle-7-introduces-soda-document-storage

Chris

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