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# Python SQL Driver - pyodbc

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

## Getting Started

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

## Documentation

* [pyodbc documentation](http://mkleehammer.github.io/pyodbc/)