python-driver-for-sql-server.md

title	description	author	ms.author	ms.date	ms.service	ms.subservice	ms.topic
Python driver for SQL Server	Connect to a SQL Database using one of the available Python drivers on your preferred operating system.	David-Engel	v-davidengel	08/22/2023	sql	connectivity	conceptual

Python SQL driver

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

Getting started

There are several python SQL drivers available. However, Microsoft places its testing efforts and its confidence in pyodbc driver. Choose one of the following drivers, and configure your development environment:

• 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 an SQL database in the following articles:

• Create a Python app in Azure App Service on Linux

Next steps

Get started with one of the libraries (drivers).

• pyodbc library
• pymssql library