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# Python SQL Driver - pymssql
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## Getting Started

* [Step 1: Configure development environment for pymssql Python development](../../../connect/python/pymssql/step-1-configure-development-environment-for-pymssql-python-development.md)  
* [Step 2: Create a SQL database for pymssql Python development](../../../connect/python/pymssql/step-2-create-a-sql-database-for-pymssql-python-development.md)  
* [Step 3: Proof of concept connecting to SQL using pymssql](../../../connect/python/pymssql/step-3-proof-of-concept-connecting-to-sql-using-pymssql.md)  

## Documentation
* [pymssql documentation](https://pypi.org/project/pymssql/)