How to connect from Python on Linux server A to Progress OpenEdge DB on Linux server B

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I'm trying to write a Python routine on "Server A" that can pull data from a Progress (http://www.progress.com) DB on "Server B"... probably via pyodbc, but I'm flexible on the Python side. Both servers are running Linux OS.

From reading the Progress doc's, it seems the only way to access the Progress DB remotely is to install the Progress ODBC driver's on "Server A". I'm wondering if there is any other way to achieve a connection from Python to Progress as I'm looking to avoid relying on the proprietary/commercial ODBC drivers (as I realize that's a tall order because Progress is a proprietary/commercial environment).

Has anyone achieved a Python>Progress connection using 'open' solutions?

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