On 04-12-2010 23:42, Jorge Biquez wrote: > Hello all. > > Newbie question. Sorry. > > As part of my process to learn python I am working on two personal > applications. Both will do it > fine with a simple structure of data stored in files. I now there are lot of > databases around I > can use but I would like to know yoor advice on what other options you would > consider for the job > (it is training so no pressure on performance). One application will run as a > desktop one,under > Windows, Linux, Macintosh, being able to update data, not much, not complex, > not many records. The > second application, running behind web pages, will do the same, I mean, > process simple data, > updating showing data. not much info, not complex. As an excersice it is more > than enough I guess > and will let me learn what I need for now. > Talking with a friend about what he will do (he use C only) he suggest to > take a look on dBase > format file since it is a stable format, fast and the index structure will be > fine or maybe go > with BD (Berkley) database file format (I hope I understood this one > correctly) . Plain files it > is not an option since I would like to have option to do rapid searches. > > What would do you suggest to take a look? If possible available under the 3 > plattforms. > > Thanks in advance for your comments. > > Jorge Biquez > You should take a look at one of the database wrappers. I use the DAL of Web2Py, the main advantages are - easy use of database (more easy than SQL) - easy migration of database structure (is done automatically) - same interface on desktop and in web applications - all major database (including SQLite and Postgres) supported and can be switched easily
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