Re: [DB-SIG] API 3.0 limiting paramstyle to ['named', 'qmark'] is okay. ('format' is not desirable)

2013-05-19 Thread John Kennedy
I have often thought that the human race would unite, were we only to be attacked by Martians. To serve that end, I will sacrifice myself and any credibility I might have otherwise retained to present such an attack here. The one thing that the DBAPI group could do to make my wildest DBAPI dreams

Re: [DB-SIG] API 3.0 limiting paramstyle to ['named', 'qmark'] is okay. ('format' is not desirable)

2013-05-19 Thread John Kennedy
Dearest DBAPI authors, I have lurked with great interest on this board for quite some time, as the topics are generally near and dear to my heart. I believe I can say that I have used nearly all of your drivers over the last ten years. I have purchased Marc's products at least a dozen times on b

Re: [DB-SIG] API 3.0 limiting paramstyle to ['named', 'qmark'] is okay. ('format' is not desirable)

2013-05-19 Thread Carl Karsten
All, I have been following this parmamstyle issue. I'll admit, I don't see an easy answer so don't get too defensive if it seems like I am attacking anyone's position. I really don't have strong feelings for or against anything. But I do have some ideas that might help direct progress out of t

Re: [DB-SIG] API 3.0 limiting paramstyle to ['named', 'qmark'] is okay. ('format' is not desirable)

2013-05-19 Thread Daniele Varrazzo
On May 19, 2013 5:10 PM, "Vernon D. Cole" wrote: > > Dear Daniele: > > I am a bit confused. Two posts ago you said that supporting other parmamstyle values would be "*way, way* more complicated". Now you say: " qmark or not qmark syntax is a non-issue: converting across types is a trivial opera

Re: [DB-SIG] API 3.0 limiting paramstyle to ['named', 'qmark'] is okay. ('format' is not desirable)

2013-05-19 Thread Vernon D. Cole
Dear Daniele: I am a bit confused. Two posts ago you said that supporting other parmamstyle values would be "*way, way* more complicated". Now you say: " qmark or not qmark syntax is a non-issue: converting across types is a trivial operation." Clearly you are against the "two paramstyles are