Robin Lynn Frank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > How much of an edge in performance does cdb give over dbm, I can see > that the cdb file is smaller, but was curious if I'd ever actually > notice the difference in speed.
CDB and DBM are equivalent in lookup speed, but when the database needs to be rebuilt because of a new record, CDB is much faster. If you are using really large lists, I highly recommend CDB. I did some benchmarking a few years ago: http://mla.libertine.org/tmda-workers/2001-11/msg00182.html Other CDB advantages over DBM are platform independence and built-in reliable atomic database replacement. The only advantage of DBM is that it comes with Python and doesn't require installation of a 3rd party module. > Come to think of it, would I be better off with mysql? I wouldn't think so, no. The only exception might be if you use extremely large databases which tend to change frequently. _____________________________________________ tmda-users mailing list ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://tmda.net/lists/listinfo/tmda-users
