database connection

[Arnaldo Riquelme]

I'm using mxODBC, and works well for my needs.
Check the website you'll find more info there.
http://starship.python.net/crew/lemburg/mxODBC.html

Arnaldo
Paul Boddie <paulb at infercor.no> wrote in message
news:391039BC.4C6EC6FC at infercor.no...
> Miguel wrote:
> >
> > I want to connect to a database using odbc. I have been searching the
entire
> > www (almost) for the difference between odbc and ODBC. Now I turn to
you,
> > could anyone explain the difference to me?? Is it possible to run ODBC
on
> > any plattform?? Would it be better if I used a specific module for my
> > particular db??
>
> I think that 'odbc' may be being used to refer to the Windows-only ODBC
> extension module, whereas 'ODBC' may be being used to refer to either the
ODBC
> standard or perhaps the 'ODBC' package which one gets when unpacking
mxODBC.
>
> mxODBC and the 'ODBC' package within it can be run on a number of
platforms, and
> I have had quite a bit of success with it. Certainly, it is closer to
DB-API
> conformance than many of the database modules I have seen.
>
> Take a look at this page which I made when I started to experiment with
mxODBC:
>
>   http://thor.prohosting.com/~pboddie/Python/mxODBC.html
>
> Have fun! (I'm sure you will...)
>
> Paul