devart-sqlserver-connector 1.1.1

New level of functionality and performance in data access via Python

Python Connector for SQL Server

Python Connector for SQL Server is a connectivity solution for accessing SQL Server databases from Python applications. It fully implements the Python DB API 2.0 specification. The connector is distributed as a wheel package for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Direct connection

The connector enables you to establish a direct connection to SQL Server from a Python application via TCP/IP, eliminating the need for the database client library. A direct connection increases the speed of data transmission between the application and SQL Server database server. It also streamlines the deployment process since you don't have to distribute any client libraries with the application.

Secure communication

The connector supports encrypted communications using SSL/TLS, SSH tunneling, and HTTP/HTTPS tunneling.

Using the connector

To retrieve data from a database:

Import the module.

import devart.sqlserver

Connect to a database using the connect() module method and obtain a connection object: If you're using mixed mode authentication:

my_connection = devart.sqlserver.connect("[!ConnectionString]")

If you're using Windows authentication:

my_connection = devart.sqlserver.connect("Authentication=Windows;Server=your_server;Database=your_database")

Create a cursor object using the cursor() connection method.

my_cursor = my_connection.cursor()

Execute the SQL statement using the execute() cursor method.

my_cursor.execute("SELECT * FROM employees")

Retrieve the result set using one of the fetch*() cursor methods.

for row in my_cursor.fetchall(): 
    print(row)

Ordering and activating the license

You can purchase a license for the connector on the ordering page:
https://www.devart.com/python/sqlserver/ordering.html

To activate the license, follow the instructions in the documentation:
https://docs.devart.com/python/sqlserver/activate-a-license.htm

What's new

Python Connector for SQL Server 1.1

• Added connection pooling
• Added activation with a license key
• Added the subscription license type