Allow thick mode on macOS ARM64.

Author: anthony-tuininga

samples/oracledb_upgrade.py

@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
 # set lib_dir; instead set LD_LIBRARY_PATH or configure ldconfig before running
 # Python.
 lib_dir = None
-if platform.system() == "Darwin" and platform.machine() == "x86_64":
+if platform.system() == "Darwin":
     lib_dir = os.environ.get("HOME") + "/Downloads/instantclient_19_8"
 elif platform.system() == "Windows":
     lib_dir = r"C:\oracle\instantclient_19_14"

samples/sample_env.py

@@ -209,9 +209,7 @@ def get_admin_connection():
 
 
 def get_oracle_client():
-    if (
-        platform.system() == "Darwin" and platform.machine() == "x86_64"
-    ) or platform.system() == "Windows":
+    if platform.system() == "Darwin" or platform.system() == "Windows":
         return get_value(
             "PYO_SAMPLES_ORACLE_CLIENT_PATH", "Oracle Instant Client Path"
         )

samples/tutorial/Python-and-Oracle-Database-The-New-Wave-of-Scripting.html

@@ -1807,9 +1807,9 @@ <h4> 10.1 Review the Oracle Client library path</h4>
 if platform.system() == &quot;Windows&quot;:
     instant_client_dir = r"C:\Oracle\instantclient_19_14"
 
-# On macOS (Intel x86) set the directory to your Instant Client directory
-if platform.system() == &quot;Darwin&quot; and platform.machine() == &quot;x86_64&quot;:
-    instant_client_dir = os.environ.get("HOME")+"/Downloads/instantclient_19_8"
+# On macOS set the directory to your Instant Client directory
+if platform.system() == &quot;Darwin&quot;:
+    instant_client_dir = os.environ.get("HOME")+"/Downloads/instantclient_23_3"
 
 # You must always call init_oracle_client() to use thick mode
 oracledb.init_oracle_client(lib_dir=instant_client_dir)</pre>

samples/tutorial/db_config_thick.py

@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@
 if platform.system() == "Windows":
     instant_client_dir = r"C:\Oracle\instantclient_19_14"
 
-# On macOS (Intel x86) set the directory to your Instant Client directory
-if platform.system() == "Darwin" and platform.machine() == "x86_64":
+# On macOS set the directory to your Instant Client directory
+if platform.system() == "Darwin":
     instant_client_dir = (
-        os.environ.get("HOME") + "/Downloads/instantclient_19_8"
+        os.environ.get("HOME") + "/Downloads/instantclient_23_3"
     )
 
 # You must always call init_oracle_client() to use thick mode in any platform