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? This release focused on advanced queuing, adding support for RAW queues and bulk enqueue/dequeue. Support was also added for a preview of SODA bulk insert. A number of smaller enhancements and bug fixes were also made. See the full release notes for all of the details: https://cx-oracle.readthedocs.io/en/latest/releasenotes.html#version-7-2-jul... Please provide any feedback via GitHub issues ( https://github.com/oracle/python-cx_Oracle/issues).