On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 1:25 PM, Nick Scholtes <airc...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > I'm still very, very new to Python and programming. I was wondering if > anyone can point me in the right direction.
Welcome! > As I gradually learn Python, one of the things I want to be able to do is > take a database, run queries and extract information and then graph that > information visually to see patterns in the data. Where should I start? > Does Python do this? If not, what language is used for this? Yes, you can do this in Python. Python has a standard for interfacing to databases called DB-API: http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0249/ You will have to obtain and install a DB-API module for the specific database you want to query: http://wiki.python.org/moin/DatabaseInterfaces The docs for the individual modules tend to be sparse because they follow the DB-API. For graphing, there are several options: http://wiki.python.org/moin/NumericAndScientific/Plotting I recommend matplotlib. You should probably start with a basic Python tutorial, though; both DB-API and matplotlib will be difficult if you don't have a basic understanding of Python. Pick a tutorial here: http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/NonProgrammers Kent _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
