Re: DBI module deprecated at Python 2.5--what to use in its place?
On Jul 10, 12:15 pm, "M.-A. Lemburg" wrote: > If you're looking for a stable and maintained ODBC for Python, > have a look at our mxODBC extension or mxODBC Connect package: > http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBC/http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBCConnect/ I'm looking for a free module. Is yours a commercial product? Thanks. Dana -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: DBI module deprecated at Python 2.5--what to use in its place?
dana wrote: > I have a variety of Python 2.4 scripts that utilitize the DBI and ODBC > modules together. Although I don't have Python 2.5, I've been informed > the DBI module has been deprecated at 2.5. A few questions: > > 1) Although deprecated, will it work at all in 2.5? Does the fact that > it is deprecrated mean it has been removed entirely, or does Python > 2.5 simply issuing a warning? > > 2) What do I use in place of DBI for my Python 2.4. scripts that > import modules DBI and ODBC together. I don't use DBI directly. It was > simply a dependency for the ODBC module as best I knew. If you're looking for a stable and maintained ODBC for Python, have a look at our mxODBC extension or mxODBC Connect package: http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBC/ http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBCConnect/ -- Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com Professional Python Services directly from the Source (#1, Jul 10 2009) >>> Python/Zope Consulting and Support ...http://www.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC.Zope.Database.Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ...http://python.egenix.com/ ::: Try our new mxODBC.Connect Python Database Interface for free ! eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48 D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611 http://www.egenix.com/company/contact/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: DBI module deprecated at Python 2.5--what to use in its place?
2009/7/8 dana : > On Jul 8, 12:30 am, John Machin wrote: >> Deprecated certainly doesn't mean removed. >> For a start, none of (DBI, ODBC, dbi, odbc) are standard Python- >> supplied modules. Perhaps you are referring to the odbc (and dbi) from >> the pywin32 package? Where did you get them from? If you can't >> remember, try this: > > Thanks John. I mean the lower-case dbi and odbc modules from pywin32. > Sorry for being vague. I assumed incorrectly they were part of the > standard library because they came with pywin32. pywin32 isn't part of the standard library, either - it just feels like it if you're on Windows :-) As you've already seen, the Python-Win32 list is probably of more use to you: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32 Paul. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: DBI module deprecated at Python 2.5--what to use in its place?
On Jul 8, 12:30 am, John Machin wrote: > Deprecated certainly doesn't mean removed. > For a start, none of (DBI, ODBC, dbi, odbc) are standard Python- > supplied modules. Perhaps you are referring to the odbc (and dbi) from > the pywin32 package? Where did you get them from? If you can't > remember, try this: Thanks John. I mean the lower-case dbi and odbc modules from pywin32. Sorry for being vague. I assumed incorrectly they were part of the standard library because they came with pywin32. > If this is what you're talking about, you should be asking on the > pywin32 dicussion list (http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python- > win32). Thanks again. > General advice: if you are thinking of upgrading your Python version, > go straight to 2.6. odbc is AFAIK stuck at version 1.0 of the Python > DB API; consider switching to pyodbc (http://code.google.com/p/ > pyodbc/) Thanks thrice. We "have" to use the version of Python our software vendor supports. Presently, that's pywin32 version 2.5. Dana -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: DBI module deprecated at Python 2.5--what to use in its place?
On Jul 8, 3:05 am, dana wrote: > I have a variety of Python 2.4 scripts that utilitize the DBI and ODBC > modules together. Although I don't have Python 2.5, I've been informed > the DBI module has been deprecated at 2.5. > > A few questions: > > 1) Although deprecated, will it work at all in 2.5? Does the fact that > it is deprecrated mean it has been removed entirely, or does Python > 2.5 simply issuing a warning? Deprecated certainly doesn't mean removed. > > 2) What do I use in place of DBI for my Python 2.4. scripts that > import modules DBI and ODBC together. I don't use DBI directly. It was > simply a dependency for the ODBC module as best I knew. For a start, none of (DBI, ODBC, dbi, odbc) are standard Python- supplied modules. Perhaps you are referring to the odbc (and dbi) from the pywin32 package? Where did you get them from? If you can't remember, try this: |Python 2.4.4 (#71, Oct 18 2006, 08:34:43) [MSC v.1310 32 bit (Intel)] on win32 | Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. | >>> import odbc | >>> odbc.__file__ | 'C:\\python24\\lib\\site-packages\\win32\\odbc.pyd' | >>> If this is what you're talking about, you should be asking on the pywin32 dicussion list (http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python- win32). General advice: if you are thinking of upgrading your Python version, go straight to 2.6. odbc is AFAIK stuck at version 1.0 of the Python DB API; consider switching to pyodbc (http://code.google.com/p/ pyodbc/) HTH, John -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: DBI module deprecated at Python 2.5--what to use in its place?
Hello, I think this is discussed PEP 249 - see the "major changes" section. http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0249/ Kev On Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:05:07 -0700, dana wrote: > I have a variety of Python 2.4 scripts that utilitize the DBI and ODBC > modules together. Although I don't have Python 2.5, I've been informed > the DBI module has been deprecated at 2.5. A few questions: > > 1) Although deprecated, will it work at all in 2.5? Does the fact that > it is deprecrated mean it has been removed entirely, or does Python 2.5 > simply issuing a warning? > > 2) What do I use in place of DBI for my Python 2.4. scripts that import > modules DBI and ODBC together. I don't use DBI directly. It was simply a > dependency for the ODBC module as best I knew. > > Thanks. > > Dana -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
