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Microsoft Python Driver for SQL Server - mssql-python

mssql-python is Microsoft's Python driver for SQL Server, Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and SQL database in Microsoft Fabric. It uses Direct Database Connectivity (DDBC), so you can ...
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Async patterns with mssql-python

Your application already uses asyncio (for example, FastAPI, aiohttp, or Discord bots) and you need to integrate database calls without blocking the event loop. Database queries are I/O-bound, not CPU ...
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SQLAlchemy 2.1 brings built-in support for mssql-python

We’re pleased to share that SQLAlchemy 2.1.0 is now generally available, with built-in support for mssql-python, Microsoft’s Python driver for SQL Server. You can now use it with SQLAlchemy’s ORM and ...
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Azure Functions Ships Serverless Agents Runtime at Build 2026

Microsoft announced the Azure Functions serverless agents runtime in public preview at Build 2026, turning the event-driven compute service into a platform for building and hosting AI agents. The ...
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Simplifying Resource Management in mssql-python through Context Manager

If you’ve worked with databases in Python, you know the boilerplate: open a connection, create a cursor, run queries, commit or rollback transactions, close cursors and connection. Forgetting just one ...
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【Python】ExcelVBAからの脱却! PythonでSQL Serverに直結

こでまりです。 以前に私が職場で作成したVBAツール「DBからダウンロードしたCSVをPower Queryで取り込み、VBAで差分チェックして色付けする」を、上司にPythonで作り直してと指示がきました。