Short list:

• find python version

python -V
Python 2.6.2

• download appropriate rpm version: cx_Oracle-5.0.2-10g-py26-1.i386.rpm
• install rpm using alien (as root or using sudo)

alien -i cx_Oracle-5.0.2-10g-py26-1.i386.rpm

• fix location

cd /usr/lib/python2.6
ln -s site-packages/cx_Oracle.so

• test

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/phantom/oracle (path to instantclient install)
..$ python -c 'import cx_Oracle'

if you don’t do the export you will get a:

python -c 'import cx_Oracle'
Traceback (most recent call last):
 File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
ImportError: libclntsh.so.10.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

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