This session delves into python-oracledb, Oracle's Python driver for Oracle Database. Explore the latest enhancements, including native support for DataFrames, and learn how they could be leveraged to accelerate data analysis and AI-driven applications. We'll additionally showcase vectors, connection improvements, asyncio, and pipelining. Best practices will cover topics such as data type handling, query optimization, and performance tuning. Also see vector and pooling improvements to SQLAlchemy and Django. Gain a deeper understanding of how to harness the full potential of python-oracledb to build high-performance, data-intensive applications.