Getting to know the Chameleon Python API will help you understand how to write Python scripts for your specific needs. In this section, you will find information about the methods provided for the database object, table object, database result set object, database result set row object and segment iterator object. In addition, you will learn about field values, environment variables, delimiter functions, and the global unique ID generator.

Chameleon also provides functions that strip unwanted characters from strings. These functions may be useful when manipulating HL7 message, segment or field data.

	For information on how to access the top-level Python module from your script, see Accessing the Top-Level Python Module.