On Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:13:17 -0600, mixolydian wrote: > I want to get into Python progamming for both local database > applications and dynamic web pages. Maybe some Q&D scripts.
I am new to Python too, and recently completed my first "real" cross- platform GUI application with local/remote database access. I concur with the other replies. I see no need for an IDE and wholeheartedly recommend PostgreSQL (which integrates with Python very well indeed using Psycopg 2). I have found wxPython best for GUI. There is even a source code generator available for the graphical bits of the application - wxGlade. I was able to get up to speed very easily and quickly indeed (though of course there is a great deal more to learn). These tools are all FOSS. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list