>> below to print the data returned from my query, but I would like to > make >> labels at the top of the columns. How do I do this dynamically? > > You shouldn't, it makes your code very vulnarable to changes in the > database! > Its the same principle as using 'select * from...', a bad idea in > production code. And if you know which columns you are selecting you > by definition know what labels to use. > > And another reason why its a bsad idea is that databvase columns often > have weird abbreviated names that you don't want to expose users to. > > Alan G. >
I am just trying to write code to demonstrate this capability in Python. If I am actually in a position where I have access to the database schema, I would not do so. I agree with your comments. Vicki _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
