On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 20:09:10 +1300, Liam Clarke wrote: > Hi, > > I'm looking to create a prog that will store disparate bits of info > all linked together, i.e. address details for a person, transaction > records, specific themes, and the ability to search by certain > criteria, so I'm pretty sure I want a database. > > Can anyone recommend a useful database library for Python that's not > too complex? > Also, I keep hearing about SQL, would this be the best way to go? I > don't know much about databases.
You can take a look at sqlite (http://www.sqlite.org/). It doesn't require a client server setup, and offers you the same sql syntax for manipulating data on it. Some amazing facts about this from the website: [...] SQLite is a small C library that implements a self-contained, embeddable, zero-configuration SQL database engine. Features include: * Transactions are atomic, consistent, isolated, and durable (ACID) even after system crashes and power failures. * Zero-configuration - no setup or administration needed. * Implements most of SQL92. * A complete database is stored in a single disk file. * Database files can be freely shared between machines with different byte orders. * Supports databases up to 2 terabytes (2^41 bytes) in size. * Sizes of strings and BLOBs limited only by available memory. * Small code footprint: less than 30K lines of C code, less than 250KB code space (gcc on i486) * Faster than popular client/server database engines for most common operations. * Simple, easy to use API. * Well-commented source code with over 95% test coverage. * Self-contained: no external dependencies. * Sources are in the public domain. Use for any purpose. The SQLite distribution comes with a standalone command-line access program (sqlite) that can be used to administer an SQLite database and which serves as an example of how to use the SQLite library. [...] - Sandip -- Sandip Bhattacharya * Puroga Technologies * [EMAIL PROTECTED] Work: http://www.puroga.com * Home/Blog: http://www.sandipb.net/blog PGP/GPG Signature: 51A4 6C57 4BC6 8C82 6A65 AE78 B1A1 2280 A129 0FF3 _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
