Using the CData ODBC Driver for Pushbullet 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 Pushbullet 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 Pushbullet 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 Pushbullet

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.

Using API Key Authentication

Pushbullet uses token-based authentication (Access Token). To obtain an Access Token:

1. Log in to your Pushbullet account at https://www.pushbullet.com
2. Navigate to Settings > Account
3. Click "Create Access Token"
4. Copy the generated token

After obtaining your Access Token, set the following connection properties:

• AuthScheme: Set this to APIKey.

• APIKey: Set this to your Pushbullet Access Token.

Example Connection String

Profile=C:\profiles\Pushbullet.apip;ProfileSettings='APIKey=your_access_token;';AuthScheme=APIKey;

Connecting to Pushbullet

Once the authentication is configured, you can connect to Pushbullet and query data from any of the available tables such as Users, Pushes, Devices, Chats, Subscriptions, and Channels.

Below is the syntax for a DSN:

[CData API Source]
Driver = CData ODBC Driver for Pushbullet
Description = My Description
Profile = C:\profiles\Pushbullet.apip
ProfileSettings = 'APIKey = your_access_token
'
AuthScheme = APIKey

Execute SQL to Pushbullet

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 API};Profile = C:\profiles\Pushbullet.apip;ProfileSettings = 'APIKey = your_access_token;';AuthScheme = APIKey;')
cursor = cnxn.cursor()
cursor.execute("SELECT ,  FROM Users WHERE  = ''")
rows = cursor.fetchall()
for row in rows:
  print(row., row.)

After connecting to Pushbullet in PyCharm using the CData ODBC Driver, you will be able to build Python apps with access to Pushbullet 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].