Philippe C. Martin wrote: > I am looking for a stand-alone (not client/server) database solution for > Python. > > 1) speed is not an issue > 2) I wish to store less than 5000 records > 3) each record should not be larger than 16K > > As I start with Python objects, I thought of using shelve, but looking at > the restrictions (record size + potential collisions) I feel I should study > my options a bit further before I get started.
You don't say whether you want *pure* Python solutions, so I'll suggest pysqlite which wraps the SQLite embedded database in a pretty much totally transparent fashion and is highly effective, fast, compact, reliable (so far, in my experience), and clean. You also don't say whether you want a SQL database, so if you are free to try anything, you might look at ZODB or Durus (think of it as a lighter-weight ZODB). I believe Durus is pure Python, but it might have some C code for performance (like ZODB). It's not SQL, and should perhaps be thought of (as it describes itself) as an object persistence solution, rather than a "database". -Peter -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
