Install Python. For a list of supported versions, see  http://www.sybase.com/detail?id=1068981.

Install the ctypes module if missing.

At a system command prompt, change to the SDK\Python subdirectory of your SQL Anywhere installation.

Run the following command to install sqlanydb.

python setup.py install

To test sqlanydb, copy the sample database file to your SDK\Python directory and run a test.

copy "%SQLANYSAMP12%\demo.db" .
dbeng12 demo
python Scripts\test.py

If the tests do not run, ensure that the bin32 or bin64 subdirectory of the SQL Anywhere installation is in your path.