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IBM DB Python Driver: Support for wheels and smaller module

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It would be great to have some form of binary distribution of this Db2 driver for Python. It would simplify building Docker containers and help reducing the container size and setup time.

Needed by Date Mar 17, 2021
  • Admin
    VIJAYA KATIKIREDDY
    Sep 7, 2023

    Thanks Bimal. I have update the status accordingly.

  • Guest
    Sep 1, 2023

    python ibm_db@3.2.0 is released with Wheel support for Windows, Linux and MacOS platforms. The github issue https://github.com/ibmdb/python-ibmdb/issues/601 is closed now. Please install latest version of ibm_db module and verify it. Thanks.

  • Guest
    Jan 11, 2022

    The related Db2 Python driver issue: https://github.com/ibmdb/python-ibmdb/issues/601

    Python Wheels is explained here: https://packaging.python.org/discussions/wheel-vs-egg/

    Hosting binary Db2 Python driver packages with built-in libdb2.so and friends for popular platform combinations will enable faster and smaller Docker images, and easier installation of the development environments.