On Dec 29, 2008, at 1:06 PM, Aaron Brady wrote:
I don't think relational data can be read and written very easily in
Python. There are some options, such as 'sqllite3', but they are not
easy. 'sqllite3' statements are valid SQL expressions, which afford
the entire power of SQL, but contrary to its name, it is not that
'lite'. To me, 'lite' is something you could learn (even make!) in an
afternoon, not a semester; something the size of an ActiveState
recipe, or a little bigger, maybe a file or two.
Hi Aaron,
The "lite" part of SQLite refers to its implementation more than its
feature set. In other words, SQLite doesn't promise to make SQL
easier, it promises many of the features of a big, heavy relational
database (e.g. Postgres, MySQL, Oracle, etc.) but in a small, light
package. I can see why you'd be disappointed if you were expecting the
former. IMHO it does quite well at the latter.
After a look at the syntax you're proposing, I wonder how you feel it
differs from ORMs like SQLAlchemy (for instance).
Cheers
Philip
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