Merge branch 'main' of https://github.com/microsoft/mssql-python into jahnvi/execute_cursor

Author: jahnvi480

PyPI_Description.md

@@ -9,10 +9,9 @@ We are making progress - The Public Preview of our driver is now available! This
 ### What's Included:
 
 - Everything from previous releases
-- **Azure Active Directory Authentication:** New authentication module supporting Azure AD login options (ActiveDirectoryInteractive, ActiveDirectoryDeviceCode, ActiveDirectoryDefault) for secure and flexible cloud integration.
-- **Batch Execution Performance:** Refactored `executemany` for efficient bulk operations and improved C++ bindings for performance.
-- **Robust Logging System:** Overhauled logging with a singleton manager, sensitive data sanitization, and better exception handling.
-- **Improved Row Representation:** Enhanced output and debugging via updated `Row` object string and representation methods.
+- **Alpine Linux Support:** Added full support for Alpine Linux distribution (musllinux) with specialized driver handling and fixes for musl libc compatibility.
+- **Connection Management Improvements:** Fixed autocommit to be False by default and added automatic rollback on connection close for better transaction control.
+- **PyODBC Compatibility:** Enhanced type objects and constructor compatibility with pyodbc for seamless migration and interoperability.
 
 For more information, please visit the project link on Github: https://github.com/microsoft/mssql-python
 

README.md

@@ -17,21 +17,31 @@ pip install mssql-python
 ```
 **MacOS:** mssql-python can be installed with [pip](http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pip)
 ```bash
+# For Mac, OpenSSL is a pre-requisite - skip if already present
 brew install openssl
 pip install mssql-python
 ```
 **Linux:** mssql-python can be installed with [pip](http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pip)
 ```bash
+# For Alpine
+apk add libtool krb5-libs
+
+# For Debian/Ubuntu
+apt-get install -y libltdl7
+
+# For RHEL
+dnf install -y libtool-ltdl
+
 pip install mssql-python
 ```
 
 ## Key Features
 ### Supported Platforms
 
-Windows, MacOS and Linux (manylinux2014 - Debian, Ubuntu & RHEL)
+Windows, MacOS and Linux (manylinux - Debian, Ubuntu, RHEL & musllinux - Alpine)
 
 > **Note:**
-> Support for additional Linux OSs (Alpine, SUSE Linux) will come soon
+> Support for additional Linux OSs (SUSE Linux) will come soon
 >
  
 ### DBAPI v2.0 Compliance
@@ -62,10 +72,7 @@ EntraID authentication is now fully supported on MacOS and Linux but with certai
 | ActiveDirectoryDeviceCode | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | Device code flow for authentication; suitable for environments without browser access |
 | ActiveDirectoryDefault | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | Uses default authentication method based on environment and configuration |
 
-**NOTE**: 
- - **Access Token**: the connection string **must not** contain `UID`, `PWD`, `Authentication`, or `Trusted_Connection` keywords.
- - **Device Code**: make sure to specify a `Connect Timeout` that provides enough time to go through the device code flow authentication process.
- - **Default**: Ensure you're authenticated via az login, or running within a managed identity-enabled environment.
+> For more information on Entra ID please refer this [document](https://github.com/microsoft/mssql-python/wiki/Microsoft-Entra-ID-support)
 
 ### Enhanced Pythonic Features