-----Original Message----- From: python-list-bounces+shahmed=sfwmd....@python.org [mailto:python-list-bounces+shahmed=sfwmd....@python.org] On Behalf Of Simon Brunning Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 6:13 AM To: python-list Subject: Re: Reading data from a Microsoft Access 2003 database
On 19 May 2010 10:28:15 UTC+1, Jimoid <jimmy.cul...@gmail.com> wrote: > I use Ubuntu 64 bit and need to develop a programme (ideally in > Python) to work on data that is contained in a Microsoft Access 2003 > database. I do not need to modify the database, simply read a few > columns of data from some tables. mxODBC might well be what you are looking for, -- Cheers, Simon B. -- Or you can use pyodbc DBfile = '/path/*.mdb conn = pyodbc.connect('DRIVER={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};DBQ='+DBfile, autocommit=True) cursor = conn.cursor() Thanks Shakir -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list