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/upgrade cx_Oracle is via pip as in python -m pip install cx_Oracle --upgrade What's new? See my colleague's blog post for an overview: https://blogs.oracle.com/opal/python-cx_oracle-73-for-oracle-database-is-on-... See the full release notes for all of the details: https://cx-oracle.readthedocs.io/en/latest/release_notes.html#version-7-3-de... Please provide any feedback via GitHub issues ( https://github.com/oracle/python-cx_Oracle/issues).