On 2017-08-16, boB Stepp <robertvst...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Aug 15, 2017 at 12:29 PM, Alan Gauld via Tutor > <tutor@python.org> wrote: >> On 15/08/17 15:09, Neil Cerutti wrote: >>>> There are a variety of reports that I would like to be able >>>> to print to screen or paper. Things such as a "Top x List" >>>> of rated players, full rating list sorted from highest >>>> rating to lowest, rating lists for the current school year >>>> only or a particular past school year, and so. ... >> >>> You really can do it, but to me this requirement argues for >>> going back to a database backend. Why rewrite SQL? > > I just thought this would be an interesting problem type to > tackle. No intentions of reinventing SQL!
If you think it'll be fun or interesting, that's a plenty good reason to do it yourself. On the other hand, practicing the Python DB-API can be fun and profitable, too. As a near total neophyte to SQL and databases, attaining the skill of incoporating sqlite3 into my Python projects took me a couple of years of on/off again practice. But it has since saved me a ton of effort. -- Neil Cerutti _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor