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Works ok in my environment (note I'm using python 2.5).

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$ ipython
Python 2.5.2 (r252:60911, Jul 31 2008, 17:28:52)
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.

In [1]: import cx_Oracle as ora

In [2]: con_str = "i/me@mine"

In [3]: con = ora.connect(con_str)

In [4]: type(con)
Out[4]: <type 'cx_Oracle.Connection'>

In [5]: con = ora.Connection(con_str)

In [6]: type(con)
Out[6]: <type 'cx_Oracle.Connection'>
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Q: what is the output if you do:

type(connection_string)


?

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
NameError: name 'connection' is not defined

I asked for connection_string, not connection. Also I'm assuming you're running it in the same python session you run the previous code you show us. Is that right?

Here is the code.....

Python 2.6.1 (r261:67517, Dec 4 2008, 16:51:00) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
cx_Oracle.DatabaseError: ORA-24315: illegal attribute type
<type 'str'>
>>>




I am doing all this under the same python session.

Since I was unable to find out what is happening, I forwarded your problem to the cx-oracle-users list. You can find an answer over there. Here's [the link|http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=cx-oracle-users&max_rows=25&style=nested&viewmonth=200812&viewday=19].

I encountered this problem today, and there was no answer on the web.
This is what I learned, although it is embarassing to admit. I had installed
the Ora11g version of cx_Oracle, but the database is Ora10g. I deleted
the Ora11g cx_Oracle files, installed the Ora10g version, and everything
worked.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--dang