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| This page should help in choosing the right database system. == Relational Database Systems == Database systems employing a relational model, with support for SQL. * IBM [[DB2]] * [[Firebird]] (and Interbase) * [[Informix]] * [[Ingres]] * [[MySQL]] * [[Oracle]] * [[PostgreSQL]] * [[SAP DB]] (also known as "MaxDB") * Microsoft [[SQL Server]] * [[Sybase]] The following database systems are more oriented towards embedded applications: * GadFly * [[SQLite]] * [[ThinkSQL]] To add new entries (choose DatabaseTemplate when creating the page). == Database Interfaces and APIs == * Most databases have ODBC support; see the section below on ODBC modules. * Java databases usually support JDBC, and can be used from Jython. * See also DbApiModuleComparison == ODBC Support == * ceODBC: http://ceodbc.sourceforge.net * pyodbc: http://pyodbc.sourceforge.net * [[http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBC|mxODBC]]: A commercial Python extension that provides ODBC connectivity on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD and many other Unix platforms. * [[http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBCConnect|mxODBC Connect]]: A commercial client-server product that allows connecting Python to ODBC compatible databases running on remote servers without requiring an ODBC driver on the client side. * ODBTPAPI: http://benjiyork.com/odbtp.html == ADO Support == * adodbapi (http://adodbapi.sourceforge.net/): A Python module that makes it easy to use Microsoft ADO for connecting to databases and other data sources. == Non-Relational Databases == * MetaKit * [[ZODB]] * [[BerkeleyDB]] * [[KirbyBase]] * [[Durus]] * [[atop]] * [[buzhug]] |
If you are looking for a database system to use with your Python application, please have a look at the DatabaseInterfaces page which lists database systems that have Python interfaces available. |
Choosing a Database System
If you are looking for a database system to use with your Python application, please have a look at the DatabaseInterfaces page which lists database systems that have Python interfaces available.