Python Oracle Interace on Solaris

[kenneth.s.chan at gmail.com]

I am trying to use Python to do queries on a Oracle database using a
Solaris box. I have seen tools such as cx_Oracle which would be good
except that my Solaris box does not have an Oracle installation. Do I
need to have an Oracle installation on my Solaris box to access the
Oracle database (which is on another machine)? Are there ways to access
an Oracle database and do queries without having a local copy of Oracle
installed? Thanks.