diff --git a/sql.py b/sql.py
index a3e962d..54fe907 100755
--- a/sql.py
+++ b/sql.py
@@ -1,17 +1,13 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python2.4
-import cx_Oracle
-import sys
-import os
-import traceback
-try:
-	import readline
-except ImportError:
-	pass
+#!/usr/bin/python3
+
+import os
+import sys
+import sqlalchemy
+import readline
+import traceback
+
+
 
-if len(sys.argv) < 2:
-	connstr = raw_input('Connect string: ')
-else:
-	connstr = sys.argv[1]
 
 def softpad(s, l, padchar = " "):
 	padding = padchar * l
@@ -24,7 +20,7 @@ def pad(s, l, padchar = " "):
 
 rowbuffer = None
 def print_row():
-	global rowbuffer
+	global rowbuffer, cur, db
 	if not cur or not cur.description:
 		return False
 	try:
@@ -41,8 +37,8 @@ def print_row():
 			for i in range(len(rowbuffer)):
 				l = len(rowbuffer[i])
 				if i > len(lens):
-					print lens
-					print rowbuffer
+					print(lens)
+					print(rowbuffer)
 				if l > lens[i]:
 					lens[i] = l
 			rowbuffer = None
@@ -65,34 +61,54 @@ def print_row():
 			cols = allcols[i]
 			for j in range(len(cols)):
 				cols[j] = pad(cols[j], lens[j])
-		
+
 		colhdrrow = ' | '.join(colhdrs)
 		seprow = '-' * len(colhdrrow)
-		print colhdrrow
-		print seprow
+		print(colhdrrow)
+		print(seprow)
 		for cols in allcols:
 			colsrow = ' | '.join(cols)
-			print colsrow
-		
+			print(colsrow)
+
 		rowbuffer = cur.fetchone()
 		if rowbuffer:
-			print "  ( more )  "
+			print("  ( more )  ")
 		return True
 	except:
 		traceback.print_exc()
 		return False
 
-db = cx_Oracle.connect(connstr)
-cur = db.cursor()
+
 opts = {
 	'page': '20',
 	'hide_null_tablespace': '1',
 	'hide_tablespaces': 'SYSTEM;SYSAUX;SDE;SPATIAL_DATA'
 }
+connstr = ""
+if len(sys.argv) < 2:
+    if os.path.exists('settings.ini'):
+        try:
+            from cecil.core import inifile
+            config = inifile.inifile('settings.ini')
+            connstr = config['settings']['db']
+        except:
+            pass
+    
+    if not connstr:
+        connstr = input('Connect string: ')
+else:
+	connstr = sys.argv[1]
+
+e = sqlalchemy.create_engine(connstr)
+pool = e.connect()
+db = pool.connection
+cur = db.cursor()
+c2 = db.cursor()
+
 do_quit = False
 while True:
 	try:
-		v = raw_input('# ')
+		v = input('# ')
 	except EOFError:
 		do_quit = True
 
@@ -100,7 +116,7 @@ while True:
 		break
 	v = v.strip()
 	vl = v.lower()
-	
+
 	if vl == 'quit' or vl == 'exit':
 		break
 	elif vl == 'commit':
@@ -109,20 +125,8 @@ while True:
 		db.rollback()
 	elif vl == 'tables':
 		rowbuffer = None
-		conds = ["tablespace_name != '%s'" % (x,) for x in opts['hide_tablespaces'].split(';')]
-		if opts['hide_null_tablespace'][0:1] in ('1', 'Y', 'y', 'T', 't'):
-			conds += ['tablespace_name is not null']
-		conds = ' and '.join(conds)
-		if conds:
-			conds = ' where ' + conds
-		cur.execute("select table_name, tablespace_name from all_tables %s" % (conds,))
+		cur.execute("SELECT TABLE_NAME FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES")
 		print_row()
-	elif vl[:5] == 'exec ':
-		cmd = v[5:]
-		try:
-			exec cmd
-		except:
-			traceback.print_exc()
 	elif vl[:5] == 'cols ':
 		rowbuffer = None
 		vs = v.split(' ')
@@ -130,9 +134,10 @@ while True:
 		try:
 			c2.execute("select * from %s where 1 is null" % (vs[1],))
 			for coldata in c2.description:
-				print "%s%s" % (softpad(coldata[0], 40), coldata[1])
-		except cx_Oracle.DatabaseError, e:
-			sys.stdout.write(str(e))
+				print("%s%s" % (softpad(coldata[0], 40), coldata[1]))
+		except:
+            traceback.print_exc()
+            sys.stdout.write('\n')
 	elif vl[:4] == 'set ':
 		vs = v[4:]
 		vi = vs.find('=')
@@ -142,31 +147,27 @@ while True:
 	elif vl == '':
 		print_row()
 	elif vl == 'help':
-		print """
+		print("""
 commands:
-  tables       lists tables
+  tables	   lists tables
   cols <table> lists columns of table
-  commit       commits any pending updates or inserts
-  rollback     aborts and pending updates or inserts
-  help         displays this help
-  quit         exits sql.py
-"""
-
-			
+  commit	   commits any pending updates or inserts
+  rollback	 aborts and pending updates or inserts
+  help	     displays this help
+  quit	     exits sql.py
+""")
 	else:
 		rowbuffer = None
 		try:
 			v = v.rstrip(';')
 			cur.execute(v)
 			print_row()
-		except cx_Oracle.DatabaseError, e:
-			try:			
-				cur.execute("SELECT 1 FROM DUAL")
-			except cx_Oracle.DatabaseError:
-				print "Database connection lost!"
+		except:
+			try:
+				c2 = db.cursor()
+				c2.execute("SELECT 1 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES WHERE 1 IS NULL")
+			except:
+				print("Database connection lost!")
 				sys.exit(1)
-			sys.stdout.write(str(e))
+			sys.stdout.write(str(sys.exc_info))
 
-			
-
-print ""