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Connect to oracle db instance using service name (TNS) - cx_Oracle. How?

bluef1shorclAug 18 2017 — edited Aug 19 2017

How can I connect to remote oracle instance using service_name defined in TNSNAMES,ORA defined in local and using cx_Oracle 6.0 ? any code samples available?

I have tried the conn_str = u'username/pwd@service_name' , got this error -

cx_Oracle.DatabaseError: DPI-1041: invalid character set id 178

This post has been answered by Anthony Tuininga-Oracle on Aug 18 2017

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