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# Python SQL Driver

![Download-DownArrow-Circled](../../ssms/media/download-icon.png)[To install SQL driver for Python](../sql-connection-libraries.md#anchor-20-drivers-relational-access)

You can  connect to a SQL Database using Python on Windows, Linux, or Mac.   
  
## Getting Started  
There are several python SQL drivers available. However, Microsoft places its testing efforts and its confidence in **pyodbc** driver. Choose a driver, and configure your development environment accordingly:
* [Python SQL driver - pyodbc](pyodbc/python-sql-driver-pyodbc.md)
* [Python SQL driver - pymssql](pymssql/python-sql-driver-pymssql.md)
  
## Documentation  
* [Python documentation at Python.org](https://www.python.org/doc/)  
  
## Community  
* [Azure Python Developer Center](https://azure.microsoft.com/develop/python/)  
* [python.org Community](https://www.python.org/community/)  
  
## More Samples  
* [Create a Python web app using DJango and SQL Database in Azure Website](https://github.com/Microsoft/PTVS/wiki/Django-and-SQL-Database-on-Azure)
* [Getting Started with Python on Windows](https://www.microsoft.com/sql-server/developer-get-started/python/windows/)
* [Getting Started with Python on macOS](https://www.microsoft.com/sql-server/developer-get-started/python/mac/)
* [Getting Started with Python on Ubuntu](https://www.microsoft.com/sql-server/developer-get-started/python/ubuntu/)
* [Getting Started with Python on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)](https://www.microsoft.com/sql-server/developer-get-started/python/rhel/)
* [Getting Started with Python on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)](https://www.microsoft.com/sql-server/developer-get-started/python/sles/)