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19606	Oracle unicode insert fails.	Jani Tiainen	nobody	"smart_str (which detection selects) does not work.

using force_unicode works (except for connection string).

Depending on what OCI client 10.2.0.5 or instant client 11.2 is used when compiling cx_Oracle causes variation. 10.2.0.5 doesn't work with smart_str while 11.2 does work.

Both can take plain unicode (u'<some unicode stuff here>') when using just cx_Oracle directly without any problems.

Note:

If I add manually some unicode to database Django can read it without any problems.
"	Bug	closed	Database layer (models, ORM)	1.4	Normal	fixed	oracle orm unicode		Accepted	0	0	0	0	0	0