Connecting to Microsoft Active Directory

For information on the available WHL and TAR.GZ files for supported environments, and how to install the appropriate file for your Python distribution, see Package Installation.

For information on the module to import, and how to configure the necessary connection properties in a connection string, see Establishing a Connection.

Other available connection properties can be used to configure other aspects of the connector capabilities.

Python Version Support

The CData Python Connector for Microsoft Active Directory can be installed and used in various Python 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, and 3.11 distributions.

Microsoft Active Directory Version Support

The connector provides SQL-based access to Microsoft Active Directory through the LDAP protocol. The connector is a standard LDAP client that supports LDAP v2 and v3.

See Also

• Using the Connector: Establish connections and query Microsoft Active Directory through Python code.
• From SQLAlchemy: Use SQLAlchemy to establish a connection with dialect URL, and interact with Microsoft Active Directory data using mapped classes and Sessions.