Python + Oracle = Prosperity & Performance

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Provides a ready-to-run VirtualBox appliance containing Oracle Linux plus Oracle 11g R2 Enterprise Edition database, APEX, SQL Developer, PHP and Python sample apps and an early iPhone client; requires about 2 GB RAM and 15 GB disk to import. Shows how to install VirtualBox, add Guest Additions, and use the CX_Oracle driver matching DB/Python versions. Focus is hands-on setup and a reproducible dev image rather than benchmarked results.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 3:21VirtualBox image
3. 8:01Installing and running the virtual machine
4. 13:46Oracle Linux setup
5. 15:13Hands-on labs
6. 17:01Python and CX driver
7. 19:27Q&A

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