Merge branch 'jahnvi/conn_setencoding' of https://github.com/microsoft/mssql-python into jahnvi/conn_setdecoding

Author: jahnvi480

PyPI_Description.md

@@ -9,10 +9,9 @@ We are making progress - The Public Preview of our driver is now available! This
 ### What's Included:
 
 - Everything from previous releases
-- **Azure Active Directory Authentication:** New authentication module supporting Azure AD login options (ActiveDirectoryInteractive, ActiveDirectoryDeviceCode, ActiveDirectoryDefault) for secure and flexible cloud integration.
-- **Batch Execution Performance:** Refactored `executemany` for efficient bulk operations and improved C++ bindings for performance.
-- **Robust Logging System:** Overhauled logging with a singleton manager, sensitive data sanitization, and better exception handling.
-- **Improved Row Representation:** Enhanced output and debugging via updated `Row` object string and representation methods.
+- **Alpine Linux Support:** Added full support for Alpine Linux distribution (musllinux) with specialized driver handling and fixes for musl libc compatibility.
+- **Connection Management Improvements:** Fixed autocommit to be False by default and added automatic rollback on connection close for better transaction control.
+- **PyODBC Compatibility:** Enhanced type objects and constructor compatibility with pyodbc for seamless migration and interoperability.
 
 For more information, please visit the project link on Github: https://github.com/microsoft/mssql-python
 

README.md

@@ -17,21 +17,31 @@ pip install mssql-python
 ```
 **MacOS:** mssql-python can be installed with [pip](http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pip)
 ```bash
+# For Mac, OpenSSL is a pre-requisite - skip if already present
 brew install openssl
 pip install mssql-python
 ```
 **Linux:** mssql-python can be installed with [pip](http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pip)
 ```bash
+# For Alpine
+apk add libtool krb5-libs
+
+# For Debian/Ubuntu
+apt-get install -y libltdl7
+
+# For RHEL
+dnf install -y libtool-ltdl
+
 pip install mssql-python
 ```
 
 ## Key Features
 ### Supported Platforms
 
-Windows, MacOS and Linux (manylinux2014 - Debian, Ubuntu & RHEL)
+Windows, MacOS and Linux (manylinux - Debian, Ubuntu, RHEL & musllinux - Alpine)
 
 > **Note:**
-> Support for additional Linux OSs (Alpine, SUSE Linux) will come soon
+> Support for additional Linux OSs (SUSE Linux) will come soon
 >
  
 ### DBAPI v2.0 Compliance