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@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ If you are upgrading from cx_Oracle 5 note these installation changes:
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You must set ``LD_LIBRARY_PATH`` or use ``ldconfig`` to locate the Oracle
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client library.
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- PyPI no longer allows Windows installers or Linux RPMs to be
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hosted. Use the supplied cx_Oracle Wheels instead.
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Install Using Pip
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=================
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Client libraries are also available in any Oracle Database installation or
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full Oracle Client installation.
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Make sure your library loading path, such as ``PATH`` on Windows, or
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``LD_LIBRARY_PATH`` on Linux, is set to the location of the Oracle
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Client libraries. On macOS the libraries should be in ``~/lib`` or
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``/usr/local/lib``.
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On Windows, `Microsoft Windows Redistributables
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<https://oracle.github.io/odpi/doc/installation.html#windows>`__
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matching the version of the Oracle client libraries need to be
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installed.
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See `ODPI-C installation instructions
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<https://oracle.github.io/odpi/doc/installation.html>`__ for details
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on configuration.
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Oracle Database
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===============
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have restarted your command prompt if you have modified environment
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variables.
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- Check the ``LD_LIBRARY_PATH`` environment variable on Linux.
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- On macOS, make sure Oracle Instant Client is in `~/lib` or
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`/usr/local/lib` and that you are not using the bundled Python (use
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- On macOS, make sure Oracle Instant Client is in ``~/lib`` or
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``/usr/local/lib`` and that you are not using the bundled Python (use
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`Homebrew <https://brew.sh>`__ or `Python.org
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<https://www.python.org/downloads>`__ instead).
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- Check that Python, cx_Oracle and your Oracle Client libraries are all

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