I am following along with this tutorial/post: http://www.walkerjeff.com/2011/02/python-to-r-via-mysql-on-windows-7-x64/
I am visualizing trying to setup some type of real world data/ interactions and stumbled upon this article. I am also on a 64bit Windows 7 machine. I am rusty in a sense as I have primarily been doing SQL Development/ Reporting on a DW and QA work for the past 3 years since graduating. I could use some support if anyone is available. I am prepared to provide any info one needs to better understand where I stand. I have begun fiddling with Python and R and am ready to re-install MySQL when I am sure of which version to get. Here is my environment/setup: Directories I am working through tutorials at, saving source code, etc. C:\dev\r C:\dev\python Python/R: C:\Python27 C:\Program Files\R\R-2.12.1 Questions: MySQL-python-1.2.1.tar.gz is for Linux, am I overlooking a Windows version? Should I install MySQL first? an earlier version of Python? I am not sure which file I should download with regards to RMySQL. Any assistance and advice would be highly valued. I am obviously first trying to get the environment up and running(which is what is overwhelming me a bit), and then come up with a real world scenarios of some sort that would enable me to play with all 3 languages to better understand the interactions/possibilities. I feel this would be a good way to dive into Python as I love being connected to a database and R would provide the option to graphically display the data in a multitude of formats and or gather statistics. I have a job interview coming up and I want to bang some nails before it. Kind Regards. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
