Re: [BangPypers] Simple python database library

2010-03-05 Thread Noufal Ibrahim
On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 7:46 PM, Pradeep Gowda wrote: > On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 8:28 AM, Anand Chitipothu wrote: >>> Aaargh, few hours after I decide that I run into this. From an intent >>> perspective it is much more consistent with what I was looking for - >>> http://www.pauldeden.com/2009/01/ed

Re: [BangPypers] Simple python database library

2010-03-05 Thread Pradeep Gowda
On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 8:28 AM, Anand Chitipothu wrote: >> Aaargh, few hours after I decide that I run into this. From an intent >> perspective it is much more consistent with what I was looking for - >> http://www.pauldeden.com/2009/01/edendb-thin-flexible-and-fast-python.html >> >> The sample us

Re: [BangPypers] Simple python database library

2010-03-05 Thread Anand Chitipothu
> Aaargh, few hours after I decide that I run into this. From an intent > perspective it is much more consistent with what I was looking for - > http://www.pauldeden.com/2009/01/edendb-thin-flexible-and-fast-python.html > > The sample usage is listed here > http://code.google.com/p/edendb/ web.db

Re: [BangPypers] Simple python database library

2010-03-05 Thread Dhananjay Nene
On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 12:49 PM, Dhananjay Nene wrote: > I've decided to go ahead with SQLAlchemy even though that was not my > favourite. FWIW I'm just documenting my thoughts : > > Cons : Why I would've not preferred SQL Alchemy > a. Dependency into a large full function package like sqlalchemy

Re: [BangPypers] Simple python database library

2010-03-05 Thread Dhananjay Nene
On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 3:59 PM, steve wrote: > >> > I personally prefer SQLObject because it comes across as being more > pythonic than SQLAlchemy, of course YMMV. > > Quite likely .. but it doesn't try to be pythonic, its focused more on staying consistent with its relational underpinnings. A ^

Re: [BangPypers] Simple python database library

2010-03-05 Thread Dhananjay Nene
On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 3:58 PM, Noufal Ibrahim wrote: > On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 3:37 PM, Kenneth Gonsalves > wrote: > > On Friday 05 Mar 2010 3:22:12 pm Dhananjay Nene wrote: > >> > I might add that I've worked with ORMs almost regularly since 1996 in > >> > C++, > >> > >> Java and Python. SQLAlc

Re: [BangPypers] Simple python database library

2010-03-05 Thread steve
On 03/05/2010 03:37 PM, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: On Friday 05 Mar 2010 3:22:12 pm Dhananjay Nene wrote: > I might add that I've worked with ORMs almost regularly since 1996 in > C++, Java and Python. SQLAlchemy has probably been the most successful ORM I have seen which has managed to re

Re: [BangPypers] Simple python database library

2010-03-05 Thread Noufal Ibrahim
On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 3:37 PM, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: > On Friday 05 Mar 2010 3:22:12 pm Dhananjay Nene wrote: >> > I might add that I've worked with ORMs almost regularly since 1996 in >> > C++, >> >> Java and Python. SQLAlchemy has probably been the most successful ORM I >>  have seen which h

Re: [BangPypers] Simple python database library

2010-03-05 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On Friday 05 Mar 2010 3:22:12 pm Dhananjay Nene wrote: > > I might add that I've worked with ORMs almost regularly since 1996 in > > C++, > > Java and Python. SQLAlchemy has probably been the most successful ORM I > have seen which has managed to retain the balance between relational and > objec

Re: [BangPypers] Simple python database library

2010-03-05 Thread Dhananjay Nene
On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 3:14 PM, Noufal Ibrahim wrote: > > > > Are there any real harcode SQLAlchemy people here on the group? A talk > on the ORM would be much appreciated I'm sure. > > > I might add that I've worked with ORMs almost regularly since 1996 in C++, Java and Python. SQLAlchemy has pro

Re: [BangPypers] Simple python database library

2010-03-05 Thread Noufal Ibrahim
On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Vivek Khurana wrote: > On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 12:49 PM, Dhananjay Nene > wrote: >> I've decided to go ahead with SQLAlchemy even though that was not my >> favourite. FWIW I'm just documenting my thoughts : >> >> Cons : Why I would've not preferred SQL Alchemy >> a.

Re: [BangPypers] Simple python database library

2010-03-05 Thread Vivek Khurana
On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 12:49 PM, Dhananjay Nene wrote: > I've decided to go ahead with SQLAlchemy even though that was not my > favourite. FWIW I'm just documenting my thoughts : > > Cons : Why I would've not preferred SQL Alchemy > a. Dependency into a large full function package like sqlalchemy

Re: [BangPypers] Simple python database library

2010-03-04 Thread Dhananjay Nene
I've decided to go ahead with SQLAlchemy even though that was not my favourite. FWIW I'm just documenting my thoughts : Cons : Why I would've not preferred SQL Alchemy a. Dependency into a large full function package like sqlalchemy which just does a ton of stuff. I didn't need a ton of features .

Re: [BangPypers] Simple python database library

2010-03-04 Thread Anand Balachandran Pillai
On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 3:51 PM, L.Guruprasad wrote: > Hi, > > Dhananjay Nene wrote: > > I need to build some simple relational database access over 2-3 tables in > a > > utility program. While it is quite solvable through ORM, the fairly > limited > > scope and nature of database access does not

Re: [BangPypers] Simple python database library

2010-03-04 Thread Pradeep Gowda
On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 9:38 PM, Noufal Ibrahim wrote: > You could use the sql builder component of sql alchemy and skip the > orm part. The web.db part of web.py might work as well. +1 for web.py Having used web.py for data munging tasks, I think that web.db is a step up from writing raw sql wit

Re: [BangPypers] Simple python database library

2010-03-04 Thread L.Guruprasad
Hi, L.Guruprasad wrote: > Dhananjay Nene wrote: > One more lightweight database library - Storm (storm.canonical.net) but Oops, the correct URL for the project is storm.canonical.com Regards, Guruprasad ___ BangPypers mailing list BangPypers@python.or

Re: [BangPypers] Simple python database library

2010-03-04 Thread L.Guruprasad
Hi, Dhananjay Nene wrote: > I need to build some simple relational database access over 2-3 tables in a > utility program. While it is quite solvable through ORM, the fairly limited > scope and nature of database access does not require the capabilities of a > full blown ORM. I use SQLAlchemy in m

Re: [BangPypers] Simple python database library

2010-03-03 Thread Noufal Ibrahim
You could use the sql builder component of sql alchemy and skip the orm part. The web.db part of web.py might work as well. On 3/3/10, Dhananjay Nene wrote: > Hi, > > On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 6:51 PM, steve wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> On 03/03/2010 04:36 PM, Dhananjay Nene wrote: >> >>> Looking for a si

Re: [BangPypers] Simple python database library

2010-03-03 Thread Dhananjay Nene
Hi, On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 6:51 PM, steve wrote: > Hi, > > On 03/03/2010 04:36 PM, Dhananjay Nene wrote: > >> Looking for a simple opensource python database library >> >> Objectives : >> - Should work at a level of abstraction above DB-Api. I should not have to >> change code generally except f

Re: [BangPypers] Simple python database library

2010-03-03 Thread steve
Hi, On 03/03/2010 04:36 PM, Dhananjay Nene wrote: Looking for a simple opensource python database library Objectives : - Should work at a level of abstraction above DB-Api. I should not have to change code generally except for changing database configuration parameters. - Should be able to write

Re: [BangPypers] Simple python database library

2010-03-03 Thread S.Ramaswamy
> > Am explicitly looking for lightweight libraries, not heavy weight ORM > solutions. > > AntiORM: http://furius.ca/antiorm/ . Not sure if this an active project. Ramaswamy ___ BangPypers mailing list BangPypers@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman

Re: [BangPypers] Simple python database library

2010-03-03 Thread kausikram krishnasayee
> > there is a light weight library called Autumn, but again its ORM, but > atleast its much lighter than alchemy. > http://autumn-orm.org/ -- Kausikram Krishnasayee Company: http://silverstripesoftware.com | Webpage: kausikram.net | Blog: blog.kausikram.net | Twitter: http://twitter.com/kausikr

Re: [BangPypers] Simple python database library

2010-03-03 Thread kausikram krishnasayee
> > > Look at sqlalchemy. It will satisfy all your requirements. > > > > Am explicitly looking for lightweight libraries, not heavy weight ORM > solutions. there is a light weight library called Autumn, but again its ORM, but atleast its much lighter than alchemy. -- Kausikram Krishnasayee Com

Re: [BangPypers] Simple python database library

2010-03-03 Thread Dhananjay Nene
On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 5:53 PM, Vivek Khurana wrote: > On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 4:36 PM, Dhananjay Nene > wrote: > > Looking for a simple opensource python database library > > > > Objectives : > > - Should work at a level of abstraction above DB-Api. I should not have > to > > change code generall

Re: [BangPypers] Simple python database library

2010-03-03 Thread Vivek Khurana
On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 4:36 PM, Dhananjay Nene wrote: > Looking for a simple opensource python database library > > Objectives : > - Should work at a level of abstraction above DB-Api. I should not have to > change code generally except for changing database configuration > parameters. > - Should

Re: [BangPypers] Simple python database library

2010-03-03 Thread Dhananjay Nene
On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 5:49 PM, Dhananjay Nene wrote: > On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 4:44 PM, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: > >> On Wednesday 03 Mar 2010 4:36:10 pm Dhananjay Nene wrote: >> > Looking for a simple opensource python database library >> > >> I was under the impression that python does not recom

Re: [BangPypers] Simple python database library

2010-03-03 Thread Dhananjay Nene
On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 4:44 PM, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: > On Wednesday 03 Mar 2010 4:36:10 pm Dhananjay Nene wrote: > > Looking for a simple opensource python database library > > > I was under the impression that python does not recommend a db library for > all > databases and rests content wit

Re: [BangPypers] Simple python database library

2010-03-03 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On Wednesday 03 Mar 2010 4:36:10 pm Dhananjay Nene wrote: > Looking for a simple opensource python database library > I was under the impression that python does not recommend a db library for all databases and rests content with giving a general spec which people can use for implementing partic