What is cx_Oracle? cx_Oracle is a Python extension module that allows access to Oracle and conforms to the Python database API 2.0 specifications with a few exceptions. Where do I get it? http://starship.python.net/crew/atuining http://www.computronix.com/utilities.shtml (it may be a few days before the second site is updated) What's new? 1) Fixed bugs on 64-bit platforms that caused segmentation faults and bus errors in session pooling and determining the bind variables associated with a statement. 2) Modified test suite so that 64-bit platforms are tested properly. 3) Added missing commit statements in the test setup scripts. Thanks to Keith Lyon for pointing this out. 4) Fix setup.py for Cygwin environments. Thanks to Doug Henderson for providing the necessary fix. 5) Added support for compiling cx_Oracle without thread support. Thanks to Andre Reitz for pointing this out. 6) Added support for a new keyword parameter called threaded on connections and session pools. This parameter defaults to False and indicates whether threaded mode ought to be used. It replaces the module level attribute OPT_Threading although examining the attribute will be retained until the next release at least. 7) Added support for a new keyword parameter called twophase on connections. This parameter defaults to False and indicates whether support for two phase (distributed or global) transactions ought to be present. Note that support for distributed transactions is buggy when crossing major version boundaries (Oracle 8i to Oracle 9i for example). 8) Ensure that the rowcount attribute is set properly when an exception is raised during execution. Thanks to Gary Aviv for pointing out this problem and its solution. Just as a side note, I have also built and tested cx_Oracle under Oracle 10g on Linux and it works correctly without changes. Oracle 10g has not yet been released for Windows but it will be tested on that platform as well when it becomes available. -- Anthony Tuininga anthony@computronix.com Computronix Distinctive Software. Real People. Suite 200, 10216 - 124 Street NW Edmonton, AB, Canada T5N 4A3 Phone: (780) 454-3700 Fax: (780) 454-3838 http://www.computronix.com