ah, answer found here: http://code.google.com/appengine/docs/python/datastore/propertyclass.html#Property
sorry for disturbing guys. Herbert On May 21, 12:26 pm, Herbert <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > Suppose in a micro blogging app, we have lots of posts and each of > them is very short, we don't need to search on the posts. I could use > either StringProperty or TextProperty to save the messages, but > knowing the datastore would automatically index StringProperty when i > do a .put(), and since there will be lots of posts and growing, i > suppose the built-in index would grow significantly over time. > > In this case, would using a TextProperty to save the message actually > "improve .put() speed" (coz datastore won't index it), and save > storage space? > > Thanks, > Herbert > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google App Engine" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en.
