44cx_Oracle 8 Installation
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66
7+ .. note ::
8+
9+ **cx_Oracle has a major new release under a new name and homepage **
10+ `python-oracledb <https://oracle.github.io/python-oracledb/ >`__.
11+
12+ **New projects should install python-oracledb instead of cx_Oracle. **
13+
714Overview
815========
916
10- To use cx_Oracle 8 with Python and Oracle Database you need:
17+ To use cx_Oracle 8.3 with Python and Oracle Database you need:
1118
12- - Python 3.5 and higher. Older versions of cx_Oracle may work with older
19+ - Python 3.6 and higher. Older versions of cx_Oracle may work with older
1320 versions of Python.
1421
1522- Oracle Client libraries. These can be from the free `Oracle Instant Client
@@ -35,18 +42,12 @@ product: it is how the Oracle Client and Oracle Database communicate.
3542Quick Start cx_Oracle Installation
3643==================================
3744
38- The `Quick Start: Developing Python Applications for Oracle Database
39- <https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/appdev/python/quickstartpythononprem.html> `__
40- and `Quick Start: Developing Python Applications for Oracle Autonomous Database
41- <https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/appdev/python/quickstartpython.html> `__
42- instructions have steps for Windows, Linux, and macOS.
43-
44- Alternatively you can:
45+ You can:
4546
4647- Install `Python <https://www.python.org/downloads >`__ 3, if not already
4748 available. On macOS you must always install your own Python.
4849
49- Python 3.5 and higher are supported by cx_Oracle 8. If you use Python 2,
50+ Python 3.6 and higher are supported by cx_Oracle 8.3 . If you use Python 2,
5051 then the older cx_Oracle 7.3 will install.
5152
5253- Install cx_Oracle from `PyPI
@@ -191,6 +192,13 @@ Installing cx_Oracle on Linux
191192This section discusses the generic installation methods on Linux. To use Python
192193and cx_Oracle RPM packages from yum on Oracle Linux, see :ref: `oraclelinux `.
193194
195+ .. note ::
196+
197+ **cx_Oracle has a major new release under a new name and homepage **
198+ `python-oracledb <https://oracle.github.io/python-oracledb/ >`__.
199+
200+ **New projects should install python-oracledb instead of cx_Oracle. **
201+
194202Install cx_Oracle
195203-----------------
196204
@@ -424,6 +432,13 @@ Developers <https://yum.oracle.com/oracle-linux-python.html>`__.
424432Installing cx_Oracle on Windows
425433===============================
426434
435+ .. note ::
436+
437+ **cx_Oracle has a major new release under a new name and homepage **
438+ `python-oracledb <https://oracle.github.io/python-oracledb/ >`__.
439+
440+ **New projects should install python-oracledb instead of cx_Oracle. **
441+
427442Install cx_Oracle
428443-----------------
429444
@@ -572,6 +587,13 @@ Python architecture.
572587Installing cx_Oracle on macOS (Intel x86)
573588=========================================
574589
590+ .. note ::
591+
592+ **cx_Oracle has a major new release under a new name and homepage **
593+ `python-oracledb <https://oracle.github.io/python-oracledb/ >`__.
594+
595+ **New projects should install python-oracledb instead of cx_Oracle. **
596+
575597Install Python
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