Introduction to sqlanydb

The sqlanydb interface provides access to SQL Anywhere databases from scripts written in Python. The sqlanydb module implements, with extensions, the Python Database API specification v2.0 written by Marc-André Lemburg. Once you have installed the sqlanydb module, you can access and change the information in SQL Anywhere databases from Python.

For information about the Python Database API specification v2.0, visit [external link] Python Database API specification v2.0.

The sqlanydb module is thread-safe when using Python with threads.

Requirements

The sqlanydb module requires the following components.

The following sections provide assistance with installing Python and the sqlanydb module.