moreati wrote: > Today, I used the adodbapi module against an SQL Server Express > database. I was surprised to get an exception, when I attempted to > submit a second query with my cursor object. The full session is > below. > > With cx_Oracle I've become used to reusing a cursor for subsequent > queries. The PEP doesn't specify either way, that I can see.
The PEP doesn't say explicitly that a cursor can execute multiple queries, but it's definitely implied by the second paragraph: """ .execute(operation[,parameters]) Prepare and execute a database operation (query or command). Parameters may be provided as sequence or mapping and will be bound to variables in the operation. Variables are specified in a database-specific notation (see the module's paramstyle attribute for details). [5] A reference to the operation will be retained by the cursor. If the same operation object is passed in again, then the cursor can optimize its behavior. This is most effective for algorithms where the same operation is used, but different parameters are bound to it (many times). """ You might want to check on a list dedicated to adodbapi whether there are module-specific quirks or caveats to watch out for. Or wait for somebody with adodbapi-specific knowledge to chime in. HTH, -- Carsten Haese http://informixdb.sourceforge.net -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list