Hi All, I am completely new to databases as well as using python to access/create databases. I started googling about it and found so much info, I wasn't sure where to begin to answer my first question. So I thought I would query this group by asking a question I am sure has been asked before - but you all are so friendly, I thought I would give it a try.
I have databases (many of them) which I want to manipulate, averaging data, merging databases, etc. Do I need to install separate modules to access the databases? Do I need to know the specific style the databases were created in to open manipulate them with python (2.7)? I ask this because with xml files, I was able to just use from xml.dom import minidom and then by trial and error in an interactive session, I could figure out how to walk through the xml file to find what I wanted. I am wondering if I can do something similar with a database, or if there are more pre-defined formats. I do not actually know what format my databases are in (someone else wrote the c-code to create them). While waiting for suggestions, I have started to read Alan Gauld's tutorial on the subject http://www.alan-g.me.uk/tutor/index.htm Thanks, Andre _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
