• [Python-announce] python-oracledb 4.0.0

    From Anthony Tuininga@anthony.tuininga@gmail.com to comp.lang.python.announce on Mon May 4 11:23:10 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.lang.python.announce

    What is python-oracledb?

    python-oracledb is a Python extension module that enables access to Oracle Database for Python and conforms to the Python database API 2.0
    specifications with a number of enhancements. This module replaces
    cx_Oracle.

    Where do I get it?

    https://pypi.org/project/oracledb/4.0.0/

    The easiest method to install/upgrade python-oracledb is via pip as in

    python -m pip install oracledb --upgrade

    What's new?

    This release has the following highlights:

    - support for Oracle Database 26ai Deep Data Security in thin mode
    - support for Continuous Query Notification (CQN) and Advanced Queuing
    (AQ) notifications in thin mode
    - new functions to help developers prevent SQL injection when processing
    user input to create SQL statements
    - improved cloud native authentication
    - improved support for data frames (binary views "vb" and string views
    "vu" formats now accepted)

    See the full release notes for all of the details: https://python-oracledb.readthedocs.io/en/latest/release_notes.html#oracledb-4-0-0-may-2026

    Please provide any feedback via GitHub issues: https://github.com/oracle/ python-oracledb/issues or discussions: https://github.com/oracle/python- oracledb/discussions
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