In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Chris Lambacher wrote:
At least on windows. PySqlite is statically linked with the sqlite library.
This can be done because it is quite small.
OK, well that makes sense, but why not on any other platform?
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In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Fredrik Lundh wrote:
Apologies if I'm being obtuse, but how does including the pysqlite
wrapper module change anything? You still need to download and install
SQLite
I'm pretty sure the distributors will do this for you, just as
they've included zlib, dbm,
Jon Ribbens wrote:
The distributors? Que?
all the downstream people who work their asses off to provide pre-
built, pre-tested distributions for various platforms. this includes the
PSF volunteers, commercial actors, and a large crowd of linux/bsd
volunteers.
these days, most end users get
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED],
Jon Ribbens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I guess I just don't get why the inclusion of the pysqlite wrapper
is so exciting if all it's doing is changing the situation from
Python does not come with a DB, but you can install extra software
to provide one to Python does
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Fredrik Lundh wrote:
these days, most end users get their Python either with their OS,
or by downloading a prebuilt installer.
Oh, ok. I've just never heard such people referred to as the
distributors before. It sounds like some sort of TV series! ;-)
I guess I
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED],
Roy Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED],
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alex Martelli) wrote:
Consider for example that one of the additions to Python 2.5 (currently
in alpha stage) is the inclusion in the Python standard library of
ctypes
Indeed,
Aahz wrote:
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED],
Roy Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Indeed, I think the inclusion of ctypes is far and away the most exciting
thing in 2.5.
Really? More than pysqlite?
To me much more. After all, why would I need pysqlite if I use
PostgreSQL? ;-)
/me
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED],
Jorge Godoy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Aahz wrote:
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED],
Roy Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Indeed, I think the inclusion of ctypes is far and away the most exciting
thing in 2.5.
Really? More than pysqlite?
To me much more. After all,
Aahz wrote:
Heh. Since we're just finally turning in our 100% first draft of Python
for Dummies, I tend to think more in terms of what a Python newbie will
find useful. On that front, I think that pysqlite is much more
important because it finally gets rid of the excuse for using Berkeley
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Aahz wrote:
On that front, I think that pysqlite is much more important because
it finally gets rid of the excuse for using Berkeley for simple
database purposes.
Apologies if I'm being obtuse, but how does including the pysqlite
wrapper module change anything?
Jon Ribbens wrote:
Apologies if I'm being obtuse, but how does including the pysqlite
wrapper module change anything? You still need to download and install
SQLite
I'm pretty sure the distributors will do this for you, just as they've included
zlib, dbm, tcl/tk, openssl, and many other
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED],
Jon Ribbens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Aahz wrote:
On that front, I think that pysqlite is much more important because
it finally gets rid of the excuse for using Berkeley for simple
database purposes.
Apologies if I'm being obtuse,
At least on windows. PySqlite is statically linked with the sqlite library.
This can be done because it is quite small.
-Chris
On Tue, Apr 18, 2006 at 06:51:24PM +, Jon Ribbens wrote:
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Aahz wrote:
On that front, I think that pysqlite is much more important
Aahz wrote:
Indeed, I think the inclusion of ctypes is far and away the most
exciting thing in 2.5.
Really? More than pysqlite?
My personal fave is the with statement. It makes a lot of code so much
more elegant - esp. for things which are getting built-in context
managers (e.g. files).
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