Re: [Tutor] Postgresql+Python -tutorial?

2006-02-11 Thread Alan Gauld
Alan G wrote: Is there some advantage to Postgres over MySql? Yes and no. Postgresql offers more features and is IMO more flexible than most SQL servers out there. Thanks for the list, several things I didn't know. Example: postgresql enables you to set up editable sql views. Most

Re: [Tutor] Postgresql+Python -tutorial?

2006-02-11 Thread Python
On Sat, 2006-02-11 at 16:19 +1000, Joal Heagney wrote: I'm curious. Why? Is there some advantage to Postgres over MySql? Yes and no. Postgresql offers more features and is IMO more flexible than most SQL servers out there. A friend described MySQL as the RDBMS for people who do not

Re: [Tutor] Postgresql+Python -tutorial?

2006-02-10 Thread Joal Heagney
Alan G wrote: I've been using MySQL up this day, but would like to convert my program to use Postgresql. I'm curious. Why? Is there some advantage to Postgres over MySql? Yes and no. Postgresql offers more features and is IMO more flexible than most SQL servers out there. Example:

Re: [Tutor] Postgresql+Python -tutorial?

2006-02-10 Thread Bill Campbell
On Sat, Feb 11, 2006, Joal Heagney wrote: Alan G wrote: I've been using MySQL up this day, but would like to convert my program to use Postgresql. I'm curious. Why? Is there some advantage to Postgres over MySql? Yes and no. Postgresql offers more features and is IMO more flexible than

[Tutor] Postgresql+Python -tutorial?

2005-06-03 Thread Olli Rajala
Hi! I've been using MySQL up this day, but would like to convert my program to use Postgresql. There seems to be awful lots of tutorials for MySQL+Python, but not so many for Postgresql+Python. Where should I start? I'm not very good at database things, but have written some little programs with

Re: [Tutor] Postgresql+Python -tutorial?

2005-06-03 Thread Alan G
I've been using MySQL up this day, but would like to convert my program to use Postgresql. I'm curious. Why? Is there some advantage to Postgres over MySql? The reason I ask is that I am torn between these two for my own use. Up until now I've been a happy user of Intebase on both Windows

Re: [Tutor] Postgresql+Python -tutorial?

2005-06-03 Thread Olli Rajala
I said: I've been using MySQL up this day, but would like to convert my program to use Postgresql. And then Alan G replied: I'm curious. Why? Is there some advantage to Postgres over MySql? Well, I'm not 100% sure. I've been using MySql some years now. It may sound that I know much, but

Re: [Tutor] Postgresql+Python -tutorial?

2005-06-03 Thread Danny Yoo
On Fri, 3 Jun 2005, Alan G wrote: I've been using MySQL up this day, but would like to convert my program to use Postgresql. I'm curious. Why? Is there some advantage to Postgres over MySql? Hi Alan, Yes. The 'MySQL Gotchas' page details specifically some of the tricky areas that are

Re: [Tutor] Postgresql+Python -tutorial?

2005-06-03 Thread Lee Harr
I've been using MySQL up this day, but would like to convert my program to use Postgresql. I'm curious. Why? Is there some advantage to Postgres over MySql? Postgres behaves a lot like Python in that it'll die early rather than try to guess at what the user means. Postgres handles bad data