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Overview
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*adapya-entirex* is a library for persistent messaging using the Advanced
Communication Interface (ACI) of the EntireX Broker from Software AG.

EntireX is a component in the webMethods high-performance communication infrastructure.

adapya-entirex is part of a set of Python packages including adapya-adabas
a client library for Adabas database access.

*adapya-entirex* is a **pure** Python package: it does not require compilation
of extensions.

It has been used on Linux, Solaris and Windows.

More adapya packages are available:

- adapya-adabas: Native database API to Adabas
- adapya-era: Client interface to Adabas Event Replication
- adapya-base: prerequisite for adapya-entirex


For more information about *EntireX* see

-   Information of the `Software AG EntireX Product
    <https://resources.softwareag.com/application-modernization/webmethods-entirex>`_

-   `EntireX documentation
    <http://techcommunity.softwareag.com/ecosystem/documentation/webmethods/entirex/entirex_vers.htm>`_
    (free registered access)

-   `Community forum - code samples
    <http://tech.forums.softwareag.com/techjforum/forums/show/171.page>`_
    for useful information about adapya Python packages

**Notes**

1. Prerequisite for *adapya-entirex* is Python version 2.7 or 3.6 or higher
   and the adapya.base package.

2. The **ctypes** module is required (usually included in Python
   on Windows, Linux and Rocket Python on z/OS from version 2.7.12)


Change History
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**adapya-entirex 1.3.0 (Dec 2023)**

-  IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Python


**adapya-entirex 1.0.0 (May 2018)**

- cmdinfo script included
- Support of Python 3.5 and higher
- adapya split into smaller packages for more independence
- adapya-entirex now requires package adapya.base


**adapya 0.7** is the first public release.



adapya-entirex License
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Copyright 2004-2023 Software AG

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

You may obtain a copy of the License at

http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.

See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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