Informix

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URL: http://www.ibm.com/software/data/informix/
License: Commercial
platforms: Unix, Linux, Windows

A set of database products now owned by IBM.

Informix Dynamic Server or IDS is one of the flagship databases IBM offers. It is currently at version 11.7 and it has bindings for many languages, including Python.

1. Pros

2. Cons

3. DB API 2.0 Drivers

3.1. InformixDB

URL: http://informixdb.sourceforge.net/
License
platforms
Python versions

3.2. mxODBC

URL: http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBC/
License: eGenix Commercial License
Platforms: Windows, Linux, MacOS X, FreeBSD, Solaris, AIX
Python versions: 2.4 - 2.7

Note: The Informix ODBC drivers needed for mxODBC are included in the Informix CSDK.

3.3. ibm-db

URL: http://code.google.com/p/ibm-db/
License: Apache License 2.0
Platforms: Windows, Linux, MacOS X, Solaris, AIX
Python versions