devart-xbase-connector 1.3.0

New level of functionality and performance in data access via Python

Python Connector for xBase

Python Connector for xBase is a connectivity solution for accessing FoxPro, Visual FoxPro, dBase, and other databases in DBF file formats 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 Visual FoxPro, dBase, and other xBase databases eliminating the need for the client library. A direct connection increases the speed of data transmission between a Python application and an xBase database and simplifies the deployment.

Local indexing

The connector offers an internal data indexing mechanism that is way more efficient than native DBF indexes for complex queries.

Retrieval of corrupted data

Connecting

To establish a connection to an xBase database, import the connector and use the connect() method with your connection parameters.

Import the connector

First, import the xBase connector module:

import devart.xbase as xbase

Establish a connection

Call the connect() method and obtain a connection object.

my_connection = xbase.connect(
    Database="path_to_db"
)

Replace Database with the actual path to your xBase database file.

Querying data

Once connected, you can execute SQL queries to retrieve data from your xBase files.

Execute a query

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

my_cursor = my_connection.cursor()

Execute a SQL query using the execute() cursor method.

my_cursor.execute("SELECT * FROM employees")

Retrieve results using one of the fetch*() methods.

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

Parameterized queries

You can use parameterized queries to pass variable values to your SQL statements. This allows you to reuse the same query with different data and helps to prevent SQL injection attacks.

Pass parameters as a list or tuple to the

execute()

method:

query = "SELECT Id, Name FROM Contact WHERE Name = ? AND Email = ?"
params = ["Jordan Sanders", "[e-mail]"]
my_cursor.execute(query, params)
results = my_cursor.fetchall()
for row in results:
    print(row)

Each placeholder ? in the query is replaced with a corresponding value from the parameter list.

Ordering and activating the license

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

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

What's new

Python Connector for xBase 1.3

• Added support for Python 3.14
• Improved support of the HiPerSix database format