Accessing DB2 with Python

[Jan Dries]

Shawn Milo wrote:
> Is anyone doing this? I would like to access a DB2 database (IBM's 
> database)
> with Python. I checked "Python in a Nutshell," and it refers to 
> ftp://people.linuxkorea.co.kr/pub/db2, but I am unable to connect to 
> that site, although it could be a firewall issue, as I am at work.
>
> Is there any commonly used module for this?

You could try mxODBC. It has support for DB2. You can find it at:
http://www.egenix.com/files/python/mxODBC.html
You can download it for free and use it for a 30 day evaluation period. 
After that, you must pay for a commercial license.

Regards,
Jan