After installing oracle (more information on how to install oracle on a Mac) I later attempted to use the cx_Oracle library to allow development using Oracle, and ran in to a problem. The problem was that every time I would try to include cx_Oracle in python, I would see the follow error: Years ago, I […]
Step 1: Download You will need to download at least 3 files from oracle. In order to do so, you may need to register as an Oracle developer, or log in. The three files you need are the “basic”, “SDK” and “sqlplus” files for instantclient. They can all be found on the Oracle website. instantclient-basic-macosx-<version>.zip […]
Install Vagrant If you have not already, download and install vagrant. Since I am using a mac, I use VirtualBox for vagrants VMs. Download Oracle Since oracle is a commercial product, it can not be packaged in with the git repository, or directly downloaded automatically. You will need an Oracle account in order to downoald it, […]