<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > I'm getting my feet wet with making Python talk to MySQL via ODBC. I > started on Windows, and it went smoothly enough due to the ODBC stuff > that apparently is native to Python at least on windows (I've been > following ch. 13 of Mark Hammond's py on win32 book). > > But now I'm trying to do equivalent stuff on linux (Fedora Core 3) with > python 2.3.5 and mysql. I'd like to stick with packages that are > native to python, rather than relying on external stuff (e.g., MySQLdb > and mxODBC). Is this possible, or do I have to use 3rd party pieces to > use ODBC with Python under linux? > > > As an aside, I've only used ODBC to access db's, period. I've never > used, for example, MySQL's API for working with a MySQL db. I'm > curious to see what that looks like, if anyone has any examples > (python, c, or otherwise). > > Thanks in advance for any help. > -Bill
We have a Linux/Apache/MySQL server. We use the ODBC driver to write Windows clients using VB. I only understand ODBC as a means to bring the Linux/Apache/MySQL to speaking terms with the Microsoft world. ODBC serves as the translator between these 2 alien systems. Although I hear rumors about ODBC drivers on Linux, I confess I don't understand the need. Certainly you can use Python with the MySQLdb module from any Linux machine and query away at the server. As long as the MySQL server accepts your IP/usr/pwd, it will respond to the SQL you pass it from Python. IOW - who/what needs an ODBC driver here? Thomas Bartkus -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
