Using the CData ODBC Driver for Qualaroo 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 Qualaroo 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 Qualaroo 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 Qualaroo

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.

Qualaroo uses HTTP Basic Authentication to control access to the API. You will need your API Key and API Secret, which can be found under Account Details > Reporting API in the Qualaroo dashboard.

Using Basic Authentication

After setting the following connection properties, you are ready to connect:

• AuthScheme: Set this to Basic.
• User: Set this to your Qualaroo API Key.
• Password: Set this to your Qualaroo API Secret.

Example connection string:

Profile=C:\profiles\Qualaroo.apip;AuthScheme=Basic;User=your_api_key;Password=your_api_secret;

Below is the syntax for a DSN:

[CData API Source]
Driver = CData ODBC Driver for Qualaroo
Description = My Description
Profile = C:\profiles\Qualaroo.apip
AuthScheme = Basic
User = your_api_key
Password = your_api_secret

Execute SQL to Qualaroo

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\Qualaroo.apip;AuthScheme = Basic;User = your_api_key;Password = your_api_secret;')
cursor = cnxn.cursor()
cursor.execute("SELECT ,  FROM SurveyResponses WHERE SurveyId = '12345'")
rows = cursor.fetchall()
for row in rows:
  print(row., row.)

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