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SQL Server

The recommended connector library for SQL Server is pymssql.

The connection string for SQL Server looks like this:

mssql+pymssql://<Username>:<Password>@<Host>:<Port-default:1433>/<Database Name>/?Encrypt=yes

It is also possible to connect using pyodbc with the parameter odbc_connect

The connection string for SQL Server looks like this:

mssql+pyodbc:///?odbc_connect=Driver%3D%7BODBC+Driver+17+for+SQL+Server%7D%3BServer%3Dtcp%3A%3Cmy_server%3E%2C1433%3BDatabase%3Dmy_database%3BUid%3Dmy_user_name%3BPwd%3Dmy_password%3BEncrypt%3Dyes%3BConnection+Timeout%3D30