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Some quick syntax reminders for common tasks using DB-API2 modules.
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             fetch curs.fetchone(); curs.fetchall(); curs.fetchmany() curs.fetchone(); curs.fetchall(); curs.fetchmany()                curs.fetchone(); curs.fetchall(); curs.fetchmany()                                                                                     fetch 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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See also DbApiModuleComparison, 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   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('scott/tiger@xe') conn = odbc.odbc('DBALIAS') or odbc.odbc('DBALIAS/USERNAME/PASSWORD')
get 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')  
fetch 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)  

See also DbApiModuleComparison, DatabaseProgramming

DbApiCheatSheet (last edited 2010-03-09 03:54:30 by bb14f857)

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