"Adrian Holovaty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
> On 2/9/07, David Abrahams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Entry.objects.filter(
>> _.headline.startswith('What') &
>> ~(_.pub_date>=datetime.now()) &
>> _.pub_date>=datetime(2005, 1, 1))
>
> David,
>
> Looks like you don't like Django's database API.
I like some of it, but, well, not the '__' part. But my likes aren't
really the point here.
> Sorry you don't like it, but we can't please everybody. At this
> point, as other people have explained, we're open to making gradual
> changes, but not fundamental changes like the one you're proposing.
It's a pure extension, not a fundamental change... but, whatever.
> I think you'd enjoy using Dejavu, a Python database library that uses
> Python expressions to specify "WHERE" clauses.
>
> http://cheeseshop.python.org/pypi/Dejavu/1.5.0RC1
>
> The nice thing about Django is that you can still use the framework
> (with a couple of limitations) using another model layer, such as
> Dejavu.
Considering I can't even reach Dejavu's home page, I think I'd rather
write my query layer myself.
--
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com
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