Using the CData ODBC Driver for Authorize.Net in PyCharm

The CData ODBC Drivers can be used in any environment that supports loading an ODBC Driver. In this tutorial we will explore using the CData ODBC Driver for Authorize.Net from within PyCharm. Included are steps for adding the CData ODBC Driver as a data source, as well as basic PyCharm code to query the data source and display results.

To begin, this tutorial will assume that you have already installed the CData ODBC Driver for Authorize.Net as well as PyCharm.

Add Pyodbc to the Project

Follow the steps below to add the pyodbc module to your project.

1. Click File -> Settings to open the project settings window.
2. Click Project Interpreter from the Project: YourProjectName menu.
3. To add pyodbc, click the + button and enter pyodbc.
4. Click Install Package to install pyodbc.

Connect to Authorize.Net

You can now connect with an ODBC connection string or a DSN. See the Getting Started section in the CData driver documentation for a guide to creating a DSN on your OS.

You can obtain the necessary connection properties on the Security Settings -> General Settings page after logging into your Merchant Account.

• UseSandbox: The Authorize.Net API to be used to process transactions. If you are using a production account, this property can be left blank. If you are using a developer test account, set this to 'TRUE'.
• LoginID: The API login Id associated with your payment gateway account. This property is used to authenticate that you are authorized to submit website transactions. Note that this value is not the same as the login Id that you use to log in to the Merchant Interface.
• TransactionKey: The transaction key associated with your payment gateway account. This property is used to authenticate that you are authorized to submit website transactions.

Below is the syntax for a DSN:

[CData AuthorizeNet Source]
Driver = CData ODBC Driver for Authorize.Net
Description = My Description
LoginId = MyLoginId
TransactionKey = MyTransactionKey

Execute SQL to Authorize.Net

Instantiate a Cursor and use the execute method of the Cursor class to execute any SQL statement.

import pyodbc

cnxn = pyodbc.connect('DRIVER={CData ODBC Driver for AuthorizeNet};LoginId = MyLoginId;TransactionKey = MyTransactionKey;')
cursor = cnxn.cursor()
cursor.execute("SELECT MarketType, TotalCharge FROM SettledBatchList WHERE IncludeStatistics = 'True'")
rows = cursor.fetchall()
for row in rows:
 print(row.MarketType, row.TotalCharge)

After connecting to Authorize.Net in PyCharm using the CData ODBC Driver, you will be able to build Python apps with access to Authorize.Net data as if it were a standard database. If you have any questions, comments, or feedback regarding this tutorial, please contact us at [email protected].