On Jan 3, 5:58 pm, Python_Junkie <software.buy.des...@gmail.com> wrote: > Don't want to confuse you on the database topic, but thought I would > add my 2 cents. > > You asked how to go about learning how to design / utilize the > database within the context of django. > > I just wanted to point out that the django tutorial will point you > down the road of implementing a database abstraction layer, the ORM. > With the object relational model (ORM), you can create tables and > relationships and extract or insert/update data from those tables. > > The ORM is fine to work with, however, just be aware that reading up > on database tutorials, sql queries, table design, relational models > etc, > may confuse you a bit when trying to equate those concepts to the ORM. > > My own preference is to use sql calls using python directly rather > than using the ORM in django. Just another (abstraction) layer to > learn, and it is a matter > of opinion the value it adds to the speed, or efficiency of the > development process > > On Jan 3, 4:09 am, wC <krusty_the4cl...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > Thank you for the advice! Now when you say the ORM, are we talking about the > API for my particular database?? Interacting with it using SQL commands > within the API?? Forgive my ignorance.
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