Installation guide

mxODBC - Python ODBC Database Interface
• Highly Portable Codebase: in addition to the already supported platforms
for mxODBC, eGenix.com provides custom porting services
for more
exotic platforms.
• Easy installation: using Windows installers, .egg file package or our
Python distutils compatible prebuilt Python packages.
• Easy configuration: use ODBC manager GUI tools for easy configuration
of ODBC data sources, then access these data sources by name from
Python, or use a connection-less way to connect to databases by
specifying the driver name and database details in the application.
1.3 Requirements
mxODBC needs these environment on Windows, Unix or Mac OS X for successful
installation:
Windows
• All Windows platforms starting with Windows 2000 are supported.
• Python 2.4 or later needs to be installed and working.
• The Windows version of the mxODBC uses the Windows ODBC manager
as ODBC manager, so you have to configure your ODBC data sources
using its GUI interface which is available through the system settings
folder. Alternatively, you can choose to use a DSN-less setup which
defines all connection details in the connection string.
• You should setup at least one configured and running ODBC data source
for testing purposes.
Unix
• SuSE and RedHat Linux distributions for x86 and x86_64 (AMD64/EM64T)
processors, FreeBSD and Sun Solaris are supported Unix platforms.
eGenix.com can also provide custom builds for other Unix platforms on
request. Please write to [e-mail]
for details.
• Python 2.4 or later needs to be installed and working.
• On Linux, FreeBSD and Solaris, the binary package includes support for
the iODBC, the unixODBC and the DataDirect managers. You must have
at least one of these installed in order to be able to connect to ODBC data
sources. Please use the ODBC manager GUI interfaces to configure the
data sources. Alternatively, you can choose to use a DSN-less setup
which defines all connection details in the connection string.
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