how to imput usernames and passwords??

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    Patrick> Is there a way I can have Python tell Oracle what the username
    Patrick> and password is?

Dunno what db adapter module is used for Oracle, but the ones I've used for
Sybase, PostgreSQL and MySQL all accept username/password parameters either
individually or stuffed into a DSN string.  Check the docs for the module
you use to talk to Oracle.

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