Python SQL driver

You can connect to a SQL Database using Python on Windows, Linux, or macOS.

Get started

There are several python SQL drivers available. The mssql-python driver is the only first-party driver. Choose one of the following drivers, and configure your development environment:

• Python SQL Driver - mssql-python (preview)
• Python SQL Driver - pyodbc
• Python SQL Driver - pymssql

Documentation

For documentation, see Python documentation at Python.org.

Community

• Azure Python Developer Center
• python.org Community

Samples

Explore samples that use Python to connect to a SQL database in the following articles:

• Create a Python app in Azure App Service on Linux

Related content

• Python SQL Driver - mssql-python (preview)
• Python SQL Driver - pyodbc
• Python SQL Driver - pymssql