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| ''This page seems to duplicate ChoosingDatabase, wouldn't it be better to merge shelve and the rest there? -- DanielDittmar [[DateTime(2003-02-11T23:15:22)]]'' | [[TableOfContents]] |
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| ''I don't think so. Now they surely have to be refactored both, but ChoosingDatabase seems to be a good page for one place for categorized comparision to narrow novice's choice while that is merely a catalog. -- MikeRovner [[DateTime(2003-02-11T16:50:45)]]'' ''I seems missed DbApiModuleComparison page. Probably I better combine them with links from both places. -- MikeRovner [[DateTime()]]'' |
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[[TableOfContents]] = DBMS interfaces = Things you connect to. Take a look at http://www.python.org/topics/database/modules.html and http://dmoz.org/Computers/Programming/Languages/Python/Modules/Databases_and_Persistence/. == MySQL == * mysqldb module http://www.mysql.com/downloads/api-python.html * SnakeDb (http://www.scriptfoundry.com/modules/snakedb/) |
= Relational database = Databases based on a relational model, with support for SQL. |
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| pypgsql (http://pypgsql.sf.net/) | * psycopg * psycopg1: http://initd.org/projects/psycopg1 * psycopg2: http://initd.org/projects/psycopg2 * pyPgSQL: http://pypgsql.sourceforge.net/ * PyGreSQL: http://www.pygresql.org/ * PoPy: http://sourceforge.net/projects/popy * PoPy and PyGreSQL are [http://www.zope.org/Members/tm/Full_Announce merging] * PostgresPy: http://python.projects.postgresql.org/ * pgasync: http://jamwt.com/pgasync/ * Asynchronous and pure Python. Speed comparable to C bindings. Special support for Twisted. * bpgsql: http://barryp.org/software/bpgsql/ * Barebones pure-Python PostgreSQL client * ["sipPQ"] * mxODBC: http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBC/ Supports the PostgreSQL ODBC driver on both Windows and Unix. Note that you have to enable the advanced option "Use bytea for lo" in case you want to work with BLOBs. |
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| * cx_Oracle: http://www.python.net/crew/atuining/cx_Oracle/ * DCOracle: http://www.zope.org/Products/DCOracle/ * This is for old Oracle versions (7 and 8). * DCOracle2: http://www.zope.org/Members/matt/dco2 * For Oracle 8i and up. * mxODBC: http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBC/ |
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| See ["Oracle"] for details, there are two choices: * dcOracle * cx_Oracle |
Supports the ''Oracle Instant Client'' which is available for Windows and many popular Unix platforms. == MS Access == * mxODBC: http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBC/ == MS Desktop Engine == * mxODBC: http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBC/ == IBM DB2 == * PyDB2: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pydb2 * mxODBC: http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBC/ DB2's native CLI is ODBC compatible and mxODBC can link directly against these libraries. It also supports the DB2 ODBC driver on Windows. == Firebird/InterBase == * KInterbasDB: http://kinterbasdb.sourceforge.net/ |
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| module developed by Dave Cole http://www.object-craft.com.au/projects/sybase/ | * sybase: http://www.object-craft.com.au/projects/sybase/ * mxODBC: http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBC/ |
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| == MSSQL == | Supports Sybase ASE and Sybase Anywhere. |
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| == BerkeleyDb == | == MaxDB/SAPDB == * sapdb: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/maxdb/interfaces.html * mxODBC: http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBC/ |
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| == ThinkSQL == * Pure Python DB-API 2.0 module http://www.thinksql.co.uk |
MaxDB/SAPDB's native CLI is ODBC compatible and mxODBC can link directly against the CLI libs on Unix. It also supports the ODBC driver on Windows. == Informix == * InformixDB: http://informixdb.sourceforge.net/ * mxODBC: http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBC/ Note: The Informix ODBC drivers are included in the Informix CSDK. == Ingres == * ingresdbi: http://www.ingres.com == ODBC == * pyodbc: http://pyodbc.sourceforge.net/ * mxODBC: http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBC/ Provides ODBC connectivity on Windows, Mac OS X, FreeBSD and most other Unix platforms. * ODBTPAPI: http://benjiyork.com/odbtp.html == ADO == * adodbapi: http://adodbapi.sourceforge.net/ |
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| == gadfly == Gadfly is a simple relational database system implemented in Python based on the SQL Structured Query Language. Currently use C-extension module for speed. Pure Python version included. http://gadfly.sourceforge.net/ |
== SnakeSQL == SnakeSQL is a pure Python SQL database written to remove the dependence of the Python Web Modules on 3rd party drivers for non-Python databases like MySQL but designed to be a useful database in its own right. |
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| == ZODB == http://www.zope.org/Wikis/ZODB Zope Object DB == shelve == A [http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/module-shelve.html ''shelf''] is a persistent, dictionary-like object. The difference with ''dbm'' databases is that the values (not the keys!) in a shelf can be essentially arbitrary Python objects -- anything that the [http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/module-pickle.html pickle] module can handle. This includes most class instances, recursive data types, and objects containing lots of shared sub-objects. The keys are ordinary strings. = Datafiles interfaces = Things you open. == xBase == Which stands for .dbf files interface.[[BR]] .dbf files were produced by several old systems like dBase(II,III,IV), Fox(Base,Pro) * xBase (http://linux.techass.com/projects/xdb/) - Python interface in plans * http://www.fiby.at/dbfpy.html * http://www.sequiter.com/products/Python/ * http://cbbrowne.com/info/xbase.html * http://www.e-bachmann.dk/docs/xbase.htm == dbm == A family of old unix plain hash tables. Has varieties like dbm, ndbm, gdbm, dbmdb185.[[BR]] See [http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/module-anydbm.html anydbm], [http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/module-dumbdbm.html dumbdbm], [http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/module-dbhash.html dbhash], [http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/module-bsddb.html bsddb], [http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/module-dbm.html dbm], [http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/module-gdbm.html gdbm] in Python Standard Library. == MetaKit == http://www.equi4.com/metakit/python.html == SQLite == Actualy it's a full-fleged SQL server, but embeddable. No external SQL server required. Think of Gadfly, only faster. http://PySQLite.sf.net = XML Databases or Interfaces = == Forest == [http://cvs.infrae.com/forest/ Forest] is a (native) XML database written in Python. It is intended to support fast queries of XML data. == 4ODS == http://www.4suite.org/ = Object-Relational Mappers = == SQLObject == [http://sqlobject.org SQLObject] is an object-relational mapper. It allows you to translate RDBMS table rows into Python objects, and manipulate those objects to transparently manipulate the database. = Special file interface = * http://python-dsv.sourceforge.net/ CSV or any separated file (see also PEP:0305) * ConfigParser.py - Windows .ini format * gzip.py * zipfile.py * tar * pdf http://www.pythonware.com/ * PyTables |
http://www.pythonweb.org/projects/snakesql/ |
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Relational database
Databases based on a relational model, with support for SQL.
PostgreSQL
- psycopg
psycopg1: http://initd.org/projects/psycopg1
psycopg2: http://initd.org/projects/psycopg2
pyPgSQL: http://pypgsql.sourceforge.net/
PyGreSQL: http://www.pygresql.org/
PoPy: http://sourceforge.net/projects/popy
PoPy and PyGreSQL are [http://www.zope.org/Members/tm/Full_Announce merging]
pgasync: http://jamwt.com/pgasync/
- Asynchronous and pure Python. Speed comparable to C bindings. Special support for Twisted.
bpgsql: http://barryp.org/software/bpgsql/
- Barebones pure-Python PostgreSQL client
- ["sipPQ"]
mxODBC: http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBC/ Supports the PostgreSQL ODBC driver on both Windows and Unix. Note that you have to enable the advanced option "Use bytea for lo" in case you want to work with BLOBs.
Oracle
DCOracle: http://www.zope.org/Products/DCOracle/
- This is for old Oracle versions (7 and 8).
DCOracle2: http://www.zope.org/Members/matt/dco2
- For Oracle 8i and up.
mxODBC: http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBC/
Supports the Oracle Instant Client which is available for Windows and many popular Unix platforms.
MS Access
MS Desktop Engine
IBM DB2
mxODBC: http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBC/ DB2's native CLI is ODBC compatible and mxODBC can link directly against these libraries. It also supports the DB2 ODBC driver on Windows.
Firebird/InterBase
KInterbasDB: http://kinterbasdb.sourceforge.net/
Sybase
mxODBC: http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBC/ Supports Sybase ASE and Sybase Anywhere.
MaxDB/SAPDB
mxODBC: http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBC/ MaxDB/SAPDB's native CLI is ODBC compatible and mxODBC can link directly against the CLI libs on Unix. It also supports the ODBC driver on Windows.
Informix
InformixDB: http://informixdb.sourceforge.net/
mxODBC: http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBC/ Note: The Informix ODBC drivers are included in the Informix CSDK.
Ingres
ingresdbi: http://www.ingres.com
ODBC
pyodbc: http://pyodbc.sourceforge.net/
mxODBC: http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBC/ Provides ODBC connectivity on Windows, Mac OS X, FreeBSD and most other Unix platforms.
ODBTPAPI: http://benjiyork.com/odbtp.html
ADO
adodbapi: http://adodbapi.sourceforge.net/
Native Python Databases
SnakeSQL
SnakeSQL is a pure Python SQL database written to remove the dependence of the Python Web Modules on 3rd party drivers for non-Python databases like MySQL but designed to be a useful database in its own right.