Tim Chase wrote: >> how much data is considered to be "large amount"? > > one record > > Unless you really need XML to communicate with some other app via a > predetermined schema, use a database to store and retrieve data. If you > only need to send data to another app via a predetermined schema, use a > database and then offer an "export to XML" functionality.
I agree. IMO, XML should be used as a data exchange format, not as database format for databases of *any* length. Though some products/projects may tell you otherwise. I won't limit data exchange to only other apps/programs. One benefit of XML is that it's relatively human readable, so exchanging data directly with humans using XML is probably acceptable, but shouldn't be encouraged. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
