@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ If you are upgrading from cx_Oracle 5 note these installation changes:
3838 You must set ``LD_LIBRARY_PATH `` or use ``ldconfig `` to locate the Oracle
3939 client library.
4040
41+ - PyPI no longer allows Windows installers or Linux RPMs to be
42+ hosted. Use the supplied cx_Oracle Wheels instead.
4143
4244Install Using Pip
4345=================
@@ -111,11 +113,20 @@ index.html>`__. Only the "Basic" or "Basic Light" package is required. Oracle
111113Client libraries are also available in any Oracle Database installation or
112114full Oracle Client installation.
113115
116+ Make sure your library loading path, such as ``PATH `` on Windows, or
117+ ``LD_LIBRARY_PATH `` on Linux, is set to the location of the Oracle
118+ Client libraries. On macOS the libraries should be in ``~/lib `` or
119+ ``/usr/local/lib ``.
120+
114121On Windows, `Microsoft Windows Redistributables
115122<https://oracle.github.io/odpi/doc/installation.html#windows> `__
116123matching the version of the Oracle client libraries need to be
117124installed.
118125
126+ See `ODPI-C installation instructions
127+ <https://oracle.github.io/odpi/doc/installation.html> `__ for details
128+ on configuration.
129+
119130Oracle Database
120131===============
121132
@@ -186,8 +197,8 @@ If importing cx_Oracle fails:
186197 have restarted your command prompt if you have modified environment
187198 variables.
188199 - Check the ``LD_LIBRARY_PATH `` environment variable on Linux.
189- - On macOS, make sure Oracle Instant Client is in `~/lib ` or
190- `/usr/local/lib ` and that you are not using the bundled Python (use
200+ - On macOS, make sure Oracle Instant Client is in `` ~/lib ` ` or
201+ `` /usr/local/lib ` ` and that you are not using the bundled Python (use
191202 `Homebrew <https://brew.sh >`__ or `Python.org
192203 <https://www.python.org/downloads> `__ instead).
193204 - Check that Python, cx_Oracle and your Oracle Client libraries are all
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