Cannot install MS SQL backend

[pmasonBWC]

Hi,

I’m slowly, painfully working my way through the dependencies for connecting to a SQL server using the Django MS SQL backend. This is tied to Django v2.2. I assume that means that any systems I build has to use Django v2.2, yes?

Kind regards, Paul

[pmasonBWC]

Sorry, it says it’s dependent on v3.0. But the quest remains, do I have to limit my development work to that version?

[marcorichetta]

Hi, Paul.

The dependencies from the library are these:

• Django 2.2 or newer
• pyodbc 3.0 or newer

pyodbc is different from Django.

• What’s the issue/error you have?
• Although it’s a fork of the one you posted, I suggest to check the official library from Microsoft
  GitHub - microsoft/mssql-django: The Microsoft SQL Server 3rd Party Backend for Django provides a connectivity layer for Django on SQL Server or Azure SQL DB.

[pmasonBWC]

Thanks, I managed to get this installed, once I had the pyodbc installed.

The question was about whether I had to limit myself to using Django v3.0, but I’ll see how I get on with the next post.