On Thursday, February 24, 2011 03:48:18 am ggavy wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> if I have a live app running off a postgres db (containing data)
> and I want to make reasonably simple schema (and possibly data
> content) changes, are there any dangers in just using pgadmin (e.g
> adding a column) as opposed to using some type of migration software,
> e.g. south. I'd keep my models.py up-to-date with any changes I make
> to the database (in case of future uses of the app). I haven't seen
> anything online warning me not to do it, but the separation worries me
> slightly
>
> Thanks
prior to the migration systems (south/evolution) and even after that for
awhile, it was the defualt way, to manage it manually. The migration tools
just make it easier.
As long as you keep your table and model definitions, and create/insert/update
statements all in line, it's safe.
Personally,I'm with all the others and suggest you use migration tools, unless
this is a one off and not going to be doing this a lot, Then I do find it just
faster and easier to do it manually.
Mike.
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