Connecting to and querying SQL Server with Python

The text discusses how to connect Python with Microsoft's SQL Server using the pyodbc library. It explains that pyodbc is a versatile tool for connecting to various databases, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, and others. The author guides through setting up a virtual environment, installing pyodbc, creating a connection string, and executing SQL queries within Python. They also demonstrate how to create a table, insert data into it, and perform operations such as filtering, sorting, and subqueries using SQL commands within the Python script. The text emphasizes that using Python with SQL allows for flexibility in choosing where to perform transformations on the data.