1. Using PowerShell with Python & SQL Server
June 10, 2017
Maximo Trinidad

2. 1 2 3 4 5 Understanding Your Environment PowerShell and SQL Server
Python SQL Connectors 4
Questions 5
Reference Information

3. Understanding Your Environment2
You’ve got to be kidding!

4. Top demand programming languages3
SQL
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Perl
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5. Understanding Your Environment4
Understanding Your Environment
- Install component in both Windows and Linux
- PowerShell Open Source
- Python 2.7 (By Default) or 3.x
- Python Tcl/Tk packages
- Python SQL Connectors
- Use OneDrive
- On Bash access (/mnt/c/Users/#username#/OneDrive)
- On Linux access Windows shared folders

6. Understanding Your Environment5
Understanding Your Environment
- You're New to Linux
- Go “Bash-On-Ubuntu-On-Windows”
- Install "Ubuntu Desktop"
- PowerShell
- Python
- Cross-Platform Editor
- VS Code lightweight Multi-language editor
- Other editors
-Sublime
-Brains PyCharm (Robust Python Editor Windows and Linux)
*Use Windows Editors to create code

7. 6
Demo 1

8. PowerShell and SQL Server7
PowerShell and SQL Server
- Connecting to SQL Server for scripting
- Two ways: SQLPS module and SMO
- Used only Windows Desktop (or Server)
*Not possible on Linux systems
- Access PowerShell from SSMS
- Python with PowerShell for data collection
- Possibility of Cross-platform solutions
- Take advantage of .NET objects in Linux

9. PowerShell and SQL Server8
PowerShell and SQL Server

10. PowerShell and SQL Server9
PowerShell and SQL Server

11. Connecting to SQL Server with Python10
Connecting to SQL Server with Python
Choose a Python version
Use “sudo Update-Alternatives” command
# update-alternatives --list python
- Two SQL Connectors
- pyodbc
- pymssql
- Connectors Behavior
- pyodbc and pymssql can connect to
- Windows local and Multi-instance SQLServer
- Linux only single instance

12. 11
Demo 2
Connecting to SQL Server with PowerShell/Python.:

13. Reference Information13
Reference Information
PowerShell Open Source:
Windows PowerShell bugs use UserVoice:
Python (both Windows and Linux):
Python Tcl/Tk:
Python SQL Server ODBC connector (pyodbc):
Python Microsoft SQL Server connector (pymssql):
Bash for Windows 10:
Python 3.6 Anaconda in SQL Server 2017:
Microsoft blog - MVP Award program Blog:

14. 12
Questions

15. Contact information:
Maximo Trinidad