cx_Oracle

* First, download cx_Oracle-4.4.tar.gz

cd /usr/src
tar xzvf cx_Oracle-4.4.tar-1.gz
cd cx_Oracle

export ORACLE_HOME=/opt/oracle/instantclient
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}:/opt/oracle/instantclient/lib
export CPPFLAGS=-I/opt/oracle/instantclient/include

python setup.py build
python setup.py install

import cx_Oracle
hotwiredb = cx_Oracle.connect('hotwiredba', 'hotwiredba',
 '(DESCRIPTION = 
    (ADDRESS = 
      (PROTOCOL = TCP)
      (HOST = up-mdb1-vip.appmgmt.det.nsw.edu.au)
      (PORT = 1521)
    )
    (CONNECT_DATA = 
      (SERVER = DEDICATED)
      (SERVICE_NAME = emrep.det.nsw.edu.au)
    )
  )'
)

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Debian Package

You can grab our Debian build folder from here...

cd ${MY_DEVEL_DIR}/cx-oracle-4.4/
svn co https://svn.autonomy.net.au/packaged/cx-oracle-4.4/ debian