[Python-announce] python-oracledb 3.2.0

What is python-oracledb?

python-oracledb is a Python extension module that enables access to Oracle
Database for Python and conforms to the Python database API 2.0
specifications with a number of enhancements. This module replaces
cx_Oracle.

Where do I get it?

https://pypi.org/project/oracledb/3.2.0/

The easiest method to install/upgrade python-oracledb is via pip as in

    python -m pip install oracledb --upgrade

What's new?

This release adds a number of new features and corrects a number of issues.
Highlights are as follows:

   - support for recipient lists in Oracle Advanced Queuing with thin mode
   - support for fetching VECTOR columns in data frames
   - support for Instance Principal authentication when using OCI Cloud
   Native Authentication
   - support for Oracle Database 23ai multi-pool DRCP

See the full release notes for all of the details:
https://python-oracledb.readthedocs.io/en/latest/release_notes.html#oracledb-3-2-0-june-2025

Please provide any feedback via GitHub issues: https://github.com/oracle/
python-oracledb/issues or discussions: https://github.com/oracle/python-
oracledb/discussions