I see. Thanks for the perspective. BTW. If I'd like to get to know more about odbc, what is your recommendation ? I can't find many books on odbc, eventhough it should be the standard db connectivity.
Thanks. > Sakesun Roykiattisak wrote: >> Still wonder .. >> >>>> Given that the ODBC binary api is stable, I believe python-odbc can be >>>> based on ctypes. >>>> This way the re-compilation would no longer needed. >> >> >>> You're underestimating the complexity of the ODBC API specification >>> and the hundreds of implementations of it out there. >> >> >> In general, I think Python is the best bet to fight with "complexity". > > True, but this doesn't always work for C APIs. > >> What is the technical aspect that ctypes cannot work around it ? > > They are related to memory management, dealing with pointers and > low-level data conversion. > > Other than these technical issues, you also have to work around > various ODBC driver/manager specific issues - only experience > helps in solving these. > _______________________________________________ DB-SIG maillist - DB-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/db-sig
