# easy_install SQLAlchemy
-This command will download the latest version of SQLAlchemy from the [Python Cheese Shop][cheese] and install it to your system.
+This command will download the latest version of SQLAlchemy from the [Python Cheese Shop][pypi] and install it to your system.
[setuptools]: http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/setuptools
[install setuptools]: http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/EasyInstall#installation-instructions
-[cheese]: http://cheeseshop.python.org/pypi/SQLAlchemy
+[pypi]: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/SQLAlchemy
Otherwise, you can install from the distribution using the `setup.py` script:
### Installing a Database API {@name=dbms}
-SQLAlchemy is designed to operate with a [DBAPI](http://www.python.org/doc/peps/pep-0249/) implementation built for a particular database, and includes support for the most popular databases:
+SQLAlchemy is designed to operate with a [DB-API](http://www.python.org/doc/peps/pep-0249/) implementation built for a particular database, and includes support for the most popular databases:
* Postgres: [psycopg2](http://www.initd.org/tracker/psycopg/wiki/PsycopgTwo)
-* SQLite: [pysqlite](http://initd.org/tracker/pysqlite)
-* MySQL: [MySQLDB](http://sourceforge.net/projects/mysql-python)
+* SQLite: [pysqlite](http://initd.org/tracker/pysqlite), [sqlite3](http://docs.python.org/lib/module-sqlite3.html) (included with Python 2.5 or greater)
+* MySQL: [MySQLdb](http://sourceforge.net/projects/mysql-python)
* Oracle: [cx_Oracle](http://www.cxtools.net/default.aspx?nav=home)
-* MS-SQL: [pyodbc](http://pyodbc.sourceforge.net/) (recommended) [adodbapi](http://adodbapi.sourceforge.net/) [pymssql](http://pymssql.sourceforge.net/)
+* MS-SQL: [pyodbc](http://pyodbc.sourceforge.net/) (recommended), [adodbapi](http://adodbapi.sourceforge.net/) or [pymssql](http://pymssql.sourceforge.net/)
* Firebird: [kinterbasdb](http://kinterbasdb.sourceforge.net/)
* Informix: [informixdb](http://informixdb.sourceforge.net/)
-When using Python 2.5 or greater, a SQLite database library is already provided.
-
### Checking the Installed SQLAlchemy Version
-These documents are designed around version 0.4. If you're working on a system that already has SQLAlchemy installed, check the version from your Python prompt like this:
+This documentation covers SQLAlchemy version 0.4. If you're working on a system that already has SQLAlchemy installed, check the version from your Python prompt like this:
{python}
>>> import sqlalchemy