fdb 2.0.1

The Python driver for Firebird

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FDB - The Python driver for Firebird
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FDB is a `Python`_ library package that implements `Python Database API 2.0`_-compliant support for the open source relational
database `Firebird`_ ®. In addition to the minimal feature set of the standard Python DB API, FDB also exposes the entire native
(old-style) client API of the database engine. Notably:

* Automatic data conversion from strings on input.
* Automatic input/output conversions of textual data between UNICODE and database character sets.
* Support for prepared SQL statements.
* Multiple independent transactions per single connection.
* All transaction parameters that Firebird supports, including table access specifications.
* Distributed transactions.
* Firebird BLOB support, including support for stream BLOBs.
* Support for Firebird Events.
* Support for Firebird ARRAY data type.
* Support for all Firebird Services

FDB also contains extensive collection of submodules that simplify various Firebird-related tasks. Notably:

* Database schema
* Firebird monitoring tables
* Parsing Firebird trace & audit logs
* Parsing Firebird server log
* Parsing Firebird gstat utility output

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.. _Python: http://python.org
.. _Python Database API 2.0: http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0249/
.. _Firebird: http://www.firebirdsql.org
.. _Bug Reports: http://tracker.firebirdsql.org/browse/PYFB
.. _Home: http://www.firebirdsql.org/en/devel-python-driver/
.. _Source: https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/fdb
.. _Say Thanks!: https://saythanks.io/to/pcisar
.. _Documentation: http://fdb.readthedocs.io/en/v2.0/

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