The extension module for Python, sybpydb, provides a Sybase® specific Python interface that is used to execute queries against an Adaptive Server® Enterprise database.
The extension module implements the Python Database API specification version 2.0 with extensions. For more information about the API specification, see http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0249.
Extension Module for Python Data Flow
The following diagram describes how data is moved through the required components.
Required Components
Access to an Adaptive Server database using the Python programming language requires these components:
- sybpydb – extension module for the Python scripting language.
- Open Client SDK – provides application development tools that allow access to data source, information application or system service.
- DBCAPI – is a function library that acts as intermediate conversion layer between the extension module and the CT-Library.
- CT-Library – (CT-Lib API) is part of the Open Client suite. CT-Library sends commands to Adaptive Server and processes results.
Version Requirements
For information about platform support, see the Software Developers Kit and Open Server Installation Guide for your platform.
- Adaptive Server Enterprise – version 15.7 or later
- Python installation – version 2.6 built-in threaded mode.
- Open Client SDK – version 15.7 or later.