I used to program in C and Perl (up until 2001) (a little C++ and Java too). Since then I've been a Business Analyst and only coded in VBA/ Excel and written some SQL queries. (we use Sybase)
I feel the need for other tools. Primarily I want to write a bunch of small programs to query a database and perform some calculations. While I can do this inside a Sybase stored procedure, its a bit messy trying to "reimplement" a set of calculations from Excel into Sybase. I would like to either: - relearn Perl or - learn Python (I have heard its a nice language) 1. How good and easy to use is the Python database interface (to Sybase)? 2. Can you suggest some good books, and/or links for learning Python, as well as teh database interface? 3. How difficult is it to install Python vs Perl on PC/Windows machines? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
