database_shutdown.py

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# database_shutdown.py
#   This script demonstrates shutting down a database using Python. The
# connection used assumes that the environment variable ORACLE_SID has been
# set.
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# This script requires cx_Oracle 4.3 and higher.
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import cx_Oracle as oracledb

# need to connect as SYSDBA or SYSOPER
connection = oracledb.connect(mode=oracledb.SYSDBA)

# first shutdown() call must specify the mode, if DBSHUTDOWN_ABORT is used,
# there is no need for any of the other steps
connection.shutdown(mode=oracledb.DBSHUTDOWN_IMMEDIATE)

# now close and dismount the database
cursor = connection.cursor()
cursor.execute("alter database close normal")
cursor.execute("alter database dismount")

# perform the final shutdown call
connection.shutdown(mode=oracledb.DBSHUTDOWN_FINAL)