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task postgresql sqlite3 mysql Oracle ODBC
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install database
create database
command-line tool
GUI tool
install module
import
connect
get cursor
execute DML
use bind variables
commit
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(content will follow, soon, really!) Some quick syntax reminders for common tasks using DB-API2 modules.

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              task postgresql sqlite MySQL Oracle ODBC
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   create database createdb mydb created automatically when opened with sqlite3 created with Oracle XE install
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 command-line tool psql -d mydb sqlite3 mydb.sqlite mysql testdb sqlplus scott/tiger
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          GUI tool pgadmin3 mysql-admin sqldeveloper
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    install module easy_install psycopg2 included in Python 2.5 standard library easy_install mysql-python or apt-get install python-mysqldb easy_install cx_oracle (but see note_)
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            import from psycopg2 import * from sqlite3 import * from MySQLdb import * from cx_Oracle import *
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           connect conn = connect("dbname='testdb' user='me' host='localhost' password='mypassword'”) conn = connect('mydb.sqlite') or conn=connect(':memory:') conn = connect (host="localhost", db="testdb", user="me", passwd="mypassword") conn=connect('scott/tiger@xe') conn = odbc.odbc('DBALIAS') or odbc.odbc('DBALIAS/USERNAME/PASSWORD')
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        get cursor curs = conn.cursor() curs = conn.cursor() curs = conn.cursor() curs = conn.cursor()
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    execute SELECT curs.execute('SELECT * FROM tbl') curs.execute('SELECT * FROM tbl') curs.execute('SELECT * FROM tbl') curs.execute('SELECT * FROM tbl')
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             fetch curs.fetchone(); curs.fetchall(); curs.fetchmany() curs.fetchone(); curs.fetchall(); curs.fetchmany() curs.fetchone(); curs.fetchall(); curs.fetchmany() curs.fetchone(); curs.fetchall(); curs.fetchmany(); for r in curs
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use bind variables curs.execute('SELECT * FROM tbl WHERE col = %(varnm)s', {'varnm':22}) curs.execute('SELECT * FROM tbl WHERE col = ?', [22]) curs.execute('SELECT * FROM tbl WHERE col = %s', [22]) curs.execute('SELECT * FROM tbl WHERE col = :varnm', {'varnm':22})
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            commit conn.commit() (required) conn.commit() (required) conn.commit() (required) conn.commit() (required)
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.. _note: http://catherinedevlin.blogspot.com/2007/10/cxoracle-and-oracle-xe-on-ubuntu.html

See also DbApiModuleComparison_, DatabaseProgramming_

.. _DbApiModuleComparison: DbApiModuleComparison

.. _DatabaseProgramming: DatabaseProgramming

Some quick syntax reminders for common tasks using DB-API2 modules.

task postgresql sqlite MySQL Oracle ODBC
create database createdb mydb created automatically when opened with sqlite3   created with Oracle XE install  
command-line tool psql -d mydb sqlite3 mydb.sqlite mysql testdb sqlplus scott/tiger  
GUI tool pgadmin3   mysql-admin sqldeveloper  
install module easy_install psycopg2 included in Python 2.5 standard library easy_install mysql-python or apt-get install python-mysqldb easy_install cx_oracle (but see note)  
import from psycopg2 import * from sqlite3 import * from MySQLdb import * from cx_Oracle import *  
connect conn = connect("dbname='testdb' user='me' host='localhost' password='mypassword'”) conn = connect('mydb.sqlite') or conn=connect(':memory:') conn = connect (host="localhost", db="testdb", user="me", passwd="mypassword") conn=connect('scott/tiger@xe') conn = odbc.odbc('DBALIAS') or odbc.odbc('DBALIAS/USERNAME/PASSWORD')
get cursor curs = conn.cursor() curs = conn.cursor() curs = conn.cursor() curs = conn.cursor()  
execute SELECT curs.execute('SELECT * FROM tbl') curs.execute('SELECT * FROM tbl') curs.execute('SELECT * FROM tbl') curs.execute('SELECT * FROM tbl')  
fetch curs.fetchone(); curs.fetchall(); curs.fetchmany() curs.fetchone(); curs.fetchall(); curs.fetchmany() curs.fetchone(); curs.fetchall(); curs.fetchmany() curs.fetchone(); curs.fetchall(); curs.fetchmany(); for r in curs  
use bind variables curs.execute('SELECT * FROM tbl WHERE col = %(varnm)s', {'varnm':22}) curs.execute('SELECT * FROM tbl WHERE col = ?', [22]) curs.execute('SELECT * FROM tbl WHERE col = %s', [22]) curs.execute('SELECT * FROM tbl WHERE col = :varnm', {'varnm':22})  
commit conn.commit() (required) conn.commit() (required) conn.commit() (required) conn.commit() (required)  

See also DbApiModuleComparison, DatabaseProgramming

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