On Wed, 5 Sep 2012 05:57:24 -0700 (PDT), Ramchandra Apte <maniandra...@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Monday, 3 September 2012 19:42:21 UTC+5:30, Manatee wrote: >> Hello all, I am learning to program in python. I have a need to make a >> >> program that can store, retrieve, add, and delete client data such as >> >> name, address, social, telephone number and similar information. This >> >> would be a small client database for my wife who has a home accounting >> >> business. >> >> >> >> I have been reading about lists, tuples, and dictionary data >> >> structures in python and I am confused as to which would be more >> >> appropriate for a simple database. >> >> >> >> I know that python has real database capabilities but I'm not there >> >> yet and would like to proceed with as simple a structure as possible. >> >> >> >> Can anyone give me some idea's or tell me which structure would be >> >> best to use? >> >> >> >> Maybe its a combination of structures? I need some help. >> >> >> >> Thanks for your help. > >If there are not more than 1000 records you can just use `pickle` Yes, not more than a 1000. My wifes clients only number 300. So not much of a problem for now I guess. I can't see it growing to double that, because 300 clients takes alot of work as it is. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
