"Rustom Mody" <rustompm...@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1cdf6e52-e09b-40f1-8db1-db6cbbee9...@googlegroups.com... > On Friday, August 29, 2014 6:12:06 PM UTC+5:30, Frank Millman wrote: >> Hi all > >> Now that I have bitten the bullet and published my repository, I am >> forced >> to change my working practices (which is a good thing!). > >> The project is inherently database-driven. The python code expects to >> find >> certain tables and columns in the database. As I develop new features, I >> sometimes need to modify the database structure. In the bad old days >> (like >> yesterday) I would just make the modifications and carry on. Now I have >> to >> be aware that others may have downloaded the project, so I have to >> consider >> how to ensure that their database is kept up to date. > > > There are tools like this > http://alembic.readthedocs.org/en/latest/ > > It may help to read that to avoid reinvention >
Thanks for the link, Rustom. I glanced at it, and it looks very powerful, but I will have to find the time to study it at leisure. In the meantime, Chris' suggestion is simple to implement and adequate for my present needs, so I will run with that for now. Frank -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list