When you want to work with a relational database in Python, or most any other programming language, it’s common to write database queries “by hand,” using the SQL syntax supported by most ...

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Anaconda, Inc., a Python data science platform provider, is partnering with Microsoft to embed Anaconda into Azure Machine Learning, Visual Studio and SQL Server to deliver data insights in real time.