> 'girls': pickle.dumps(['java', 'actionscript', 'python']) I think this is a really bad idea, I can't do any search if using Pickle.
> use a SuperColumnFamily sounds nice :) I'm try handle it with following: value = { 'name': 'Lee Li', 'age'; '21', 'girls': { 'java': '', 'actionscript': '', 'python': '', ), } 2010/4/6 David Strauss <da...@fourkitchens.com> > Another option is to use a SuperColumnFamily, but that extends the depth > of all such values to be arrays. The "name" and "age" columns would > therefore also need to be SuperColumns -- just with a single sub-column > each. > > Like many things in Cassandra, the preferred storage method depends on > your application's access patterns. It's quite unlike the normalization > procedure for an RDBMS, which is possible without knowing future queries. > > On 2010-04-06 09:12, Michael Pearson wrote: > > Column Families are keyed attribute/value pairs, your 'girls' column > > will need to be serialised on save, and deserialiased on load so that > > it can treated as your intended array. Pickle will do this for you > > (http://docs.python.org/library/pickle.html) > > > > eg: > > > > import pycassa > > import pickle > > client = pycassa.connect() > > cf = pycassa.ColumnFamily(client, 'mygame', 'user') > > > > key = '1234567890' > > value = { > > 'name': 'Lee Li', > > 'age'; '21', > > 'girls': pickle.dumps(['java', 'actionscript', 'python']) > > } > > > > cf.insert(key, value) > > > > hope that helps > > > > -michael > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 6:49 PM, Shuge Lee <shuge....@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Dear firends: > >> > >> how to store list data in Apache Cassndra ? > >> > >> For example: > >> user['lee'] = { > >> 'name': 'lee', > >> 'age'; '21', > >> 'girls': ['java', 'actionscript', 'python'], > >> } > >> Notice key `gils` > >> > >> I using pycassa (a python lib of cassandra) > >> > >> import pycassa > >> client = pycassa.connect() > >> cf = pycassa.ColumnFamily(client, 'mygame', 'user') > >> > >> key = '1234567890' > >> value = { > >> 'name': 'Lee Li', > >> > >> 'age'; '21', > >> 'girls': ['java', 'actionscript', 'python'], > >> } > >> > >> cf.insert(key, value) > >> > >> > >> Oops, get error while save a `value` like above. > >> > >> So, how to store list data in Apache Cassndra ? > >> > >> > >> Thanks for reply. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Shuge Lee | Lee Li > >> > > > -- > David Strauss > | da...@fourkitchens.com > Four Kitchens > | http://fourkitchens.com > | +1 512 454 6659 [office] > | +1 512 870 8453 [direct] > > -- Shuge Lee | Lee Li | 李蠡