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 addresses a couple of bugs. See the release notes for more information. https://cx-oracle.readthedocs.io/en/latest/releasenotes.html#version-7-1-3-a... Please provide any feedback via GitHub issues (https://github.com/oracle /python-cx_Oracle/issues).