What is cx_Oracle? cx_Oracle is a Python extension module that enables access to Oracle Database for Python 3.x and 2.x and conforms to the Python database API 2.0 specifications with a number of enhancements. Where do I get it? https://oracle.github.io/python-cx_Oracle The easiest method to install cx_Oracle 6.0rc1 is via pip as in python -m pip install cx_Oracle --upgrade --pre Note that the --pre option is required since this is a prerelease. What's new? This release continues to focus on correcting issues discovered over the past month and polishing items in preparation for a production release. The full release notes can be read here: http://cx-oracle.readthedocs.io/en/latest/releasenotes.html#version-6-0-rc-2... Please provide any feedback via GitHub issues (https://github.com/oracle/ python-cx_Oracle/issues).