5. Compatibility and requirements

Select AI for Python 1.5.0 supports Python 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, and 3.14. Installation requires oracledb>=2.0.0 and pandas==3.0.3. Some optional features require driver APIs introduced after the minimum installable driver version; upgrade oracledb if those APIs are unavailable.

Installing the SDK does not install database PL/SQL packages or enable their features. Availability depends on the Oracle Database service, version, and package updates. Consult Oracle’s Select AI and Select AI Agent capability matrix for your environment before choosing a workflow.

Feature requirements

Feature

Python installation

Database and deployment requirements

Profiles, SQL generation, and chat

select_ai

DBMS_CLOUD_AI and DBMS_CLOUD; provider credential and outbound database network access. SQL execution also requires object privileges.

Async APIs

select_ai with an async-capable oracledb driver

Thin mode; use an async connection or async pool. Use a pool for independent concurrent database operations.

Pipelines

oracledb>=2.4.0 with create_pipeline() and AsyncConnection.run_pipeline()

True pipelining requires Oracle AI Database 26ai or later. Older databases execute individually. See Pipeline compatibility and results.

RAG vector indexes

select_ai

Vector-index support in DBMS_CLOUD_AI, DBMS_CLOUD_PIPELINE, an embedding model, source access, and database storage capacity.

Agent teams and history

select_ai

DBMS_CLOUD_AI_AGENT and the corresponding agent history views.

Profile, index, team, and credential sharing

select_ai

Database packages providing the relevant grant/revoke APIs. The recipient still needs privileges on workflow dependencies.

CLI profile, SQL, and chat commands

select_ai[cli]

Same requirements as the corresponding SDK operation.

A2A fixed standalone

select_ai[a2a]

Existing agent team; A2A storage privileges and quota. Supports streaming and wallet authentication.

A2A dynamic standalone

select_ai[a2a]

One Uvicorn process; A2UI-capable client. Polling supported; streaming and Oracle wallet authentication are unavailable.

A2A clustered

select_ai[a2a] on gateway and workers

Consul and at least one worker. Polling supported; streaming and Oracle wallet authentication are unavailable.

The OCI credential-loading examples also require oci and a configured OCI API-signing key. This is a sample dependency, rather than an SDK runtime requirement. See Credential.

Provider models, regions, and account permissions are independent of Python package compatibility. Replace example model identifiers and storage URIs with values supported by your provider account and database integration.