Re: Learning curve for new database program with Python?

2008-04-09 Thread M.-A. Lemburg
On 2008-04-07 20:19, Gary Duzan wrote: In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], M.-A. Lemburg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 2008-04-07 15:30, Greg Lindstrom wrote: SQL is one of the areas I wish I had mastered (much) earlier in my career Fully agree :-) Interesting comments in a time where everyone

Re: Learning curve for new database program with Python?

2008-04-08 Thread CM
On Apr 7, 1:19 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 7 avr, 07:34, CM [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Apr 5, 11:50 am, Jetus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a need for a database program. I downloaded the db2 from ibm, and reviewed some of the documentation. My question

Re: Learning curve for new database program with Python?

2008-04-08 Thread Simon Brunning
On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 7:19 PM, Gary Duzan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It seems to me that ORM can work if your database isn't too complex and it is the only way your database is going to be accessed. I'm working on a big, complex system using an ORM at the moment - http://gu.com. It's a

Re: Learning curve for new database program with Python?

2008-04-08 Thread Gary Duzan
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], M.-A. Lemburg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 2008-04-07 15:30, Greg Lindstrom wrote: SQL is one of the areas I wish I had mastered (much) earlier in my career Fully agree :-) Interesting comments in a time where everyone seems to be obsessed with ORMs. It seems

Re: Learning curve for new database program with Python?

2008-04-08 Thread D'Arcy J.M. Cain
On Mon, 7 Apr 2008 23:06:23 -0700 (PDT) CM [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You misunderstood me, but completely understandably. I meant that a) the OP wanted to use Django, and so I was giving the word on the only database engines that would work with that and b) the OP wanted to use a relational

Re: Learning curve for new database program with Python?

2008-04-07 Thread Simon Brunning
On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 2:31 AM, John Nagle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Basic SQL isn't that hard. Learn CREATE, SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE syntax. That's enough for most simple applications. Agreed. What's more, I've found SQL to be the single most transferable skill in IT.. No

Re: Learning curve for new database program with Python?

2008-04-07 Thread Greg Lindstrom
On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 2:31 AM, John Nagle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Basic SQL isn't that hard. Learn CREATE, SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE syntax. That's enough for most simple applications. And then learn more advanced SQL: joins, nested selects, pivot tables and stored

Re: Learning curve for new database program with Python?

2008-04-07 Thread M.-A. Lemburg
On 2008-04-07 15:30, Greg Lindstrom wrote: On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 2:31 AM, John Nagle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Basic SQL isn't that hard. Learn CREATE, SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE syntax. That's enough for most simple applications. And then learn more advanced SQL: joins,

Re: Learning curve for new database program with Python?

2008-04-07 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 7 avr, 07:34, CM [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Apr 5, 11:50 am, Jetus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a need for a database program. I downloaded the db2 from ibm, and reviewed some of the documentation. My question is, what is the easiest program for me to try to learn. I will be

Re: Learning curve for new database program with Python?

2008-04-07 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 5 avr, 17:50, Jetus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a need for a database program. I downloaded the db2 from ibm, and reviewed some of the documentation. My question is, what is the easiest program for me to try to learn. I will be creating a database of about 25,000 records, it will be

Re: Learning curve for new database program with Python?

2008-04-06 Thread CM
On Apr 5, 11:50 am, Jetus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a need for a database program. I downloaded the db2 from ibm, and reviewed some of the documentation. My question is, what is the easiest program for me to try to learn. I will be creating a database of about 25,000 records, it will be

Re: Learning curve for new database program with Python?

2008-04-06 Thread CM
On Apr 5, 11:50 am, Jetus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a need for a database program. I downloaded the db2 from ibm, and reviewed some of the documentation. My question is, what is the easiest program for me to try to learn. I will be creating a database of about 25,000 records, it will be

Learning curve for new database program with Python?

2008-04-05 Thread Jetus
I have a need for a database program. I downloaded the db2 from ibm, and reviewed some of the documentation. My question is, what is the easiest program for me to try to learn. I will be creating a database of about 25,000 records, it will be relational. I am a beginner Python programmer, and

Re: Learning curve for new database program with Python?

2008-04-05 Thread Dotan Cohen
On 05/04/2008, Jetus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a need for a database program. I downloaded the db2 from ibm, and reviewed some of the documentation. My question is, what is the easiest program for me to try to learn. I will be creating a database of about 25,000 records, it will be

Re: Learning curve for new database program with Python?

2008-04-05 Thread Mensanator
On Apr 5, 10:50�am, Jetus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a need for a database program. I downloaded the db2 from ibm, and reviewed some of the documentation. My question is, what is the easiest program for me to try to learn. I will be creating a database of about 25,000 records, it will be

Re: Learning curve for new database program with Python?

2008-04-05 Thread Michele Simionato
On Apr 5, 5:50 pm, Jetus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a need for a database program. I downloaded the db2 from ibm, and reviewed some of the documentation. My question is, what is the easiest program for me to try to learn. I will be creating a database of about 25,000 records, it will be

Re: Learning curve for new database program with Python?

2008-04-05 Thread John Nagle
Jetus wrote: I have a need for a database program. I downloaded the db2 from ibm, and reviewed some of the documentation. My question is, what is the easiest program for me to try to learn. I will be creating a database of about 25,000 records, it will be relational. I am a beginner Python