ReturnNumbersAsDecimals.py

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# ReturnNumbersAsDecimals.py
#   Returns all numbers as decimals by means of an output type handler. This is
# needed if the full decimal precision of Oracle numbers is required by the
# application. See this article
# (http://blog.reverberate.org/2016/02/06/floating-point-demystified-part2.html)
# for an explanation of why decimal numbers (like Oracle numbers) cannot be
# represented exactly by floating point numbers.
#
# This script requires cx_Oracle 5.0 and higher.
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import cx_Oracle
import decimal
import SampleEnv

def OutputTypeHandler(cursor, name, defaultType, size, precision, scale):
    if defaultType == cx_Oracle.NUMBER:
        return cursor.var(decimal.Decimal, arraysize = cursor.arraysize)

connection = cx_Oracle.connect(SampleEnv.GetMainConnectString())
connection.outputtypehandler = OutputTypeHandler
cursor = connection.cursor()
cursor.execute("select * from TestNumbers")
for row in cursor:
    print("Row:", row)