macOS ODBC Driver for SQL Server needs to be updated with arm64 slice

Question

My team is using Python to talk from macOS to SQL server. We have been using (now retired) pymssql but are switching to pyodbc. pyodbc required ODBC Driver for SQL Server. For macOS. I know it exists, as described here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/connect/odbc/linux-mac/install-microsoft-odbc-driver-sql-server-macos?view=sql-server-ver15

The problem: current ODBC Driver for SQL Server is "Mach-O 64-bit executable x86_64". Apple is moving macOS to arm64/Silicone architecture. My team will be gradually moving development to arm64 Macs as well. We need universal x86_64/arm64 version of ODBC Driver for SQL Server for macOS.

The ask: Whom should ask about updating the macOS version of ODBC Driver?

Thanks

Answer 1

I am not aware that an ODBC driver for ARM architecture exits, only for Intel world.

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Olaf Helper

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Answer 2

Reference this:linux-mac/install-microsoft-odbc-driver-sql-server-macos

Answer 3

Hi zhenochs,

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BR,

Mia