Keywords: sybase

## 1.1 Prerequisites

- Python 1.5.2 or later.

- C compiler

  The `Sybase` package contains an extension module written in C. The extension module is used by the Python wrapper module `Sybase.py`.

- Sybase client libraries

  The `Sybase` package uses the Sybase client libraries which should have come as part of your Sybase installation.

  If you are using Linux, Sybase provide a free version of their database which can be downloaded from http://linux.sybase.com/.

- mxDateTime

  If the `mxDateTime` package is installed the `Sybase` module can return `datetime` values as `DateTime` objects. If `mxDateTime` is not present the module will use the `DateTime` object defined in the `sybasect` extension module.