>> You might look at http://www.sqlalchemy.org/, since it works with most >> databases. However if you are new on databases, I think you should start >> learning databases basics, choose a database management system (DBMS) >> that fit your needs and learn as much as you can about that specific >> DBMS. Then you can use SQLAlchemy or specific packagas (MySQL-Python, >> PyGreSQL,...) to acces to that DBMS. In addition if you are going to use >> frameworks, most of them already have their own tools for DB manipulation. >> > > Just wanted to chime in, because I wish someone had told me this sooner, but > if you're using a Mac, try to steer clear of mysql-python. Setting it up on a > Mac is absolutely infuriating. > > If your databases are MySQL-based and you're using a Mac, I'd recommend > setting up a Linux VM to access them with Python (or not using Python at > all). Good luck!
Thanks for the warning Alejandro. Turns out, they live on a linux cluster - but I log in via a Mac, and likely will copy locally to play around with. I figured I could either hack the c++ code built already to manipulate them, or use this as an excuse to learn about databases via python. Andre _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
