Working with Python in a Windows environment can present some unorthodox challenges. In one such challenge we'll explore one solution for cases when you want to communicate with a SQL Server database and cannot use pyodbc. The solution demonstrates how to create a small library in Iron Python which can take advantage of the .NET CLR that is responsible for communicating with SQL Server.
After five years of working in corporate finance and business intelligence, Matt has shifted his career focus to software development. The Python community has played a major role in supporting the transition and now he uses Python to help build enterprise information systems in the automotive industry.
