python - cx_Oracle in Ubuntu: distutils.errors.DistutilsSetupError: cannot locate an Oracle software installation - Ask Ubuntu

i try install python dependencies django project sdu.edu.kz. project uses cx-oracle. when try:

./install_python_dependencies.sh install 

it installs modules except one. module of cx-oracle. however, installed cx-oracle program on computer.

it prints error:

collecting cx-oracle==5.2 (from -r requirements/base.txt (line 82))   using cached cx_oracle-5.2.tar.gz    complete output command python setup.py egg_info:    traceback (most recent call last):      file "<string>", line 1, in <module>      file "/tmp/pip-build-rp7c9i/cx-oracle/setup.py", line 170, in <module>        raise distutilssetuperror("cannot locate oracle software " \    distutils.errors.distutilssetuperror: cannot locate oracle software installation     ---------------------------------------- command "python setup.py egg_info" failed error code 1 in /tmp/pip build-rp7c9i/cx-oracle/ 

how locate oracle software installation? ideas? please, help

for oracle 12.x , cx_oracle not available yet. need download instant client 11.x version.

go http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/linuxx86-64soft-092277.html , accept license agreement.

then download zip files names below

• instantclient-sdk-linux.x64-11.2.0.4.0.zip
• instantclient-basic-linux.x64-11.2.0.4.0.zip

and unzip them unzip command

unzip instantclient-sdk-linux.x64-11.2.0.4.0.zip unzip instantclient-basic-linux.x64-11.2.0.4.0.zip 

both extracted common directory named "instantclient_11_2". add path below commands.

export oracle_home=/path-to_this/instantclient_11_2 cd $oracle_home ln -s libclntsh.so.11.1   libclntsh.so 

open /etc/profile or .bashrc , following entries.

export oracle_home=/location/of/your/files/instantclient_11_2 export ld_library_path=$ld_library_path:$oracle_home 

then source ~/.bashrc or source /etc/profile

and install these packages

sudo apt-get install build-essential unzip python-dev libaio-dev 

after use pip or pip3 according python version , install

pip3 install cx_oracle 

and try loading cx_oracle module in python interpreter.

hope helps.

credit goes here: https://gist.github.com/kimus/10012910

note: have tried on ubuntu 16.04 installation , should work you.