On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 12:41 PM, Pepsi330ml <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm interested to know also whether there is any adv in using anyone > of the ORM. > Using the Django ORM will provide ease of use. > But is there a major adv to use Object or Alchemy over the Django ORM?
SQLObject/Alchemy have some features that the Django ORM doesn't support yet - most notably, support for multiple databases, and aggregate functions. Both of these features are planned for the Django ORM, but are not yet implemented (although aggregates are getting pretty close). However, there is a price to pay - SQLObject/Alchemy aren't tightly integrated with Django in the same way that the Django ORM is. For example, Django's automated admin interface relies upon the fact that you're using Django's ORM. If you choose to use SQLObject/Alchemy, you probably won't be able to use the features that depend on the Django ORM. > You mentioned: > "There's nothing stopping you from using SQLObject or SQLAlchemy in > conjunction with Django, but there's nothing built in to Django to > support this." > > Do you mean i cant used SQLObject or Alchemy with Django? Well, anything is possible - after all, at the end of the day, you're writing Python code; SQLObject, SQLAlchemy and Django are all python code. You can do anything you want, as long as you write the code to plug the pieces together. As a piece of free advice: If you actually need to ask these questions, the answer is "use the Django ORM'. You _can_ use another ORM if you want to, but development will be much harder, it will be harder to get help (since most Django users use the Django ORM), and most of the stuff that makes Django attractive to newcomers won't work. Unless you have a pretty compelling reason to use a different ORM, _and_ you're an experienced developer, _and_ you know SQLObject/Alchemy particularly well, I'd advise against using anything other than Django's ORM with Django. Of course, if you want to use a different framework, the choice is entirely up to you. Yours, Russ Magee %-) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
