Oracledb

python-oracledb 3.0.0 is now released. This release adds a number of new features and corrects a number of issues. Highlights are as follows:

- initial support for AQ in thin mode
- an Apache Arrow PyCapsule interface for efficient data exchange with external libraries
- support for Oracle Database 23.7 SPARSE VECTOR
- namespace package `oracledb.plugins` that can be used for extension of python-oracledb
- support for centralized configuration providers (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Object Storage and Microsoft Azure App Configuration) as well as file-based configurations
- cloud native authentication support through the integration of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Azure SDKs

See the [full release notes](https://python-oracledb.readthedocs.io/en/latest/release_notes.html#oracledb-3-0-0-march-2025) for all of the details.

Binaries are being built and will be available on PyPI once they have completed building.

python-oracledb 2.5.1 is now released. This release addresses a number of reported issues. See the [full release notes](https://python-oracledb.readthedocs.io/en/latest/release_notes.html#oracledb-2-5-1-december-2024) for all of the details.

python-oracledb 2.5.0 is now released. This release adds a number of new features and corrects a number of issues. See the [full release notes](https://python-oracledb.readthedocs.io/en/latest/release_notes.html#oracledb-2-5-0-november-2024) for all of the details.

python-oracledb 2.4.1 is now released. This release addresses one reported issue. See the [full release notes](https://python-oracledb.readthedocs.io/en/latest/release_notes.html#oracledb-2-4-1-august-2024) for all of the details.

python-oracledb 2.4.0 is now released. This release adds support for Oracle Database 23ai pipelining and corrects a number of reported bugs. See the [full release notes](https://python-oracledb.readthedocs.io/en/latest/release_notes.html#oracledb-2-4-0-august-2024) for all of the details.

python-oracledb 2.3.0 is now released. This release adds support for a new VECTOR storage format (BINARY) available in Oracle Database 23.5. It also implements a number of other requested features and corrects a number of reported bugs. See the [full release notes](https://python-oracledb.readthedocs.io/en/latest/release_notes.html#oracledb-2-3-0-july-2024) for all of the details.