Re: [Tutor] Distributing MySQL with my application
"Lauren Snyder" wrote I have written an application in python that uses a MySQL database. I want to distribute this application to many users so I created an executable 1. Is it possible to bundle the database into my application? It may be possible but it is unusual. Normally the database woyuld come as a sseparate installer so that those who already have MySql can simply create a new database on their existing server. It is much easier to administer multiple databases on a single server than to have multiple servers ruinning! 2. Do I have to write a script that installs the database server locally? If it needs to be local. Do you not use an environment variable or config file to allow the user to select where the database server runs? 3. Do I have to make "Users must have MySQL server running" as a pre-requisite for using my software? Usually yes, then provide a loader for MySql for those who need it. HTH, -- Alan G Author of the Learn to Program web site http://www.alan-g.me.uk/ ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
[Tutor] Distributing MySQL with my application
Hello! I have written an application in python that uses a MySQL database. I want to distribute this application to many users so I created an executable using GUI2exe. My executable works marvelously. However, when attempting to run the app on a computer that doesn't have the MySQL server running, I obviously get the error: Can't connect MySQL server on localhost. So I have some questions around this problem: 1. Is it possible to bundle the database into my application? 2. Do I have to write a script that installs the database server locally? 3. Do I have to make "Users must have MySQL server running" as a pre-requisite for using my software? 4. Did I miss an option in GUI2exe that allows me to set up my exe to use MySQL? Thank you, Lauren ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] adding dictionary values
2009/3/20 Kent Johnson > 2009/3/20 Emad Nawfal (عماد نوفل) : > > > if I want to do this with more than two dictionaries, the obvious > solution > > for me is to use something like the reduce functions with a list of > > dictionary names like: > > dictList = [dict1, dict2, dict3] > > newDict = reduce(addDicts, dictList) > > > > Is this a satisfactory solution? > > This will do some extra copying, as addDicts() always copies the first > argument. You would do better with something like > def addToDict(a, b): >for k,v in b.iteritems(): >a[k] += v > return a > > newDict = reduce(addDictTo, dictList[1:], defaultdict(int, dictList[0])) > > or rewrite addDicts() to take a variable number of arguments and loop > over the args. > > Kent > Thanks Kent and All. I appreciate your helpfulness -- لا أعرف مظلوما تواطأ الناس علي هضمه ولا زهدوا في إنصافه كالحقيقة.محمد الغزالي "No victim has ever been more repressed and alienated than the truth" Emad Soliman Nawfal Indiana University, Bloomington ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
