# SQLAlchemy 0.7 Documentation

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Release: 0.7.8 | Release Date: June 16, 2012

# Informix

Support for the Informix database.

Note

The Informix dialect functions on current SQLAlchemy versions but is not regularly tested, and may have many issues and caveats not currently handled.

## informixdb Notes

Support for the informixdb DBAPI.

informixdb is available at:

> http://informixdb.sourceforge.net/

### Connecting

Sample informix connection:

    engine = create_engine('informix+informixdb://user:password@host/dbname')