Steven D'Aprano wrote:
On Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:59:21 -0700, Ethan Furman wrote:
Getting closer to a stable release.
Excellent! That's fantastic news! I've been waiting for a stable release
of dbf for months! I just have one question.
What is dbf?
:)
dbf (also known as python dbase) is a module for reading/writing
dBase III, FP, VFP, and soon Clipper, .dbf database files. It's
an ancient format that still finds lots of use.
It even reads and writes memo fields -- something which none of the
other modules do (which is why I wrote this one -- I needed that! ;).
It supports unicode, and returns all fields as native Python types:
Character --> unicode
Date --> datetime.date
Logical --> bool/None
Memo --> unicode
Numeric --> int/float depending on field definition
If a field is uninitialized (Date, Logical, Numeric) then None is
returned for the value.
Tables are accessible as lists; Records are accessible as lists, dicts,
and objects ( attribute access ).
Enjoy your weekend!
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