> Daniel> Well, this actually is the case: MySql has not been ported. As > Daniel> far as I can see the mysql python module in general (meaning for > Daniel> the 2.x branch) is not as well maintained as some others and > Daniel> questions about windows vs. linux issues periodically come up on > Daniel> the mailing list. So I would not be surprised if porting mysql > Daniel> to the 3.x branch will take longer and will be less > Daniel> well-maintained than other database bindings. > > Unless you have direct evidence to the contrary people should take what you > wrote with a grain of salt.
What I wrote is of course solely my own experience. When I needed to use a database with python I looked around and tried to guess which db binding is the most mature, stable, well-maintained, etc. Meaning, I'd like to have the least amount of compilation/linking problems for both windows and linux and I'd like to have the least amount of runtime problems. I did what I guess anybody would have done: a google search on the main database bindings. From this rather ad hoc research I concluded that mysqldb has more problems than the other major databases. > In my experience Andy Dustman has been quite > responsive to inputs about MySQLdb, when those inputs happen in the forum he > inhabits. I agree with you and I didn't say anything which contradicts your statement. Being very responsive to problems is absolutely compatible with having some problems. > That forum is the MySQL forum tool on SourceForge: > > http://sourceforge.net/forum/?group_id=22307 > > If you're curious about MySQLdb on Python 3.0 that is the place to ask. Of > course, like all open source software if you provide a patch in the project > tracker things will happen faster. Sure, we agree again. But since my impression about the OP's question was that his/her main intention is not really code contribution but rather a solution to use, I'd say this is pretty much irrelevant for the OP. But yes, we agree on how development of open source projects go :) Cheers, Daniel -- Psss, psss, put it down! - http://www.cafepress.com/putitdown -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
