Python database access

[vasudevram]

Yes, Steve is right. Sorry for the mistake. In my case, I don't use
Active Python, I use the vanilla Python for Windows (the .msi installer
from python.org) and then immediately install the win32all package,
link to which is usually on the same page as the MSI. I do this as a
routine, whenever I upgrade my Windows Python version. Mainly use
win32all for the PythonWin IDE (a pretty decent one, particularly the
debugging support) which comes with it, though the win32all package
also has some support for using COM from Python.

So when I did an "import ODBC", since I had not separately installed an
ODBC module, I thought it was part of the Standard Library - whereas
its a part of win32all.

Vasudev
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Steve Holden wrote:
> Damjan wrote:
> >>The odbc module is part of the Python Standard Library.
> >
> >
> > Since when?
> >
> >
> Nope, it's a standard part of Mark Hammond's win32all extensions. As
> such it probably comes with ActivePython for Windows, which many people
> use as their standard distro.
>
> regards
>   Steve
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