Installation

Pre-Requisites

Windows

Install Python

Minimum supported version required for Python is version 3.13.

• Download the latest version of Python 3 from the official Python website.

Important: Check the options as seen below and click on Install Now

Post installation, Disable path length limit and then close.

• Verify the installation by running python --version on command prompt. It should show the current version.

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Common Troubleshooting

• If Windows Store opens up the Python 3.13 page, then click on Get button.
• If you encounter the python is not recognized error, please refer to online resources for instructions on how to manually add Python to your PATH.

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Package Installation Steps

Install using pip

Steps (1) and (2) are optional for Windows and can be skipped.

1. Create a virtual environment Open command prompt, switch to your working directory and run below (replace python3 with python in case of error):

python3 -m venv myvenv

2. Activate the virtual environment:

myvenv\Scripts\activate

This should show a prefix (myvenv) in the command prompt.

3. Install mssql-python using pip install to install the package in your environment

pip install mssql-python --upgrade

Use --upgrade to keep it updated to the latest version.