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== Masthead ==
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  platforms:: Unix, win32   platforms:: Unix, Win32
  
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=== driver name === === MySQL for Python ===
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  URL:: http://dustman.net/andy/python/MySQLdb/
  licence:: GPL/Python license
  platforms:: Unix, win32
  Python versions:: 1.5.2 thru 2.2
  URL:: http://sourceforge.net/projects/mysql-python
  licence:: GNU General Public License (GPL), Python License (CNRI Python License), Zope Public License
  platforms:: OS Independent
  Python versions:: 2.4
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==== Extensions to DB API ====    * [http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/python.html MySQL AB]: MySQL on-line documentation, additional forums (maintainer does not currently read these)
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  * several alternative cursor classes which can be used with cursor(cursorclass) on the connection object
  * additional methods info() and insert_id() in the cursor classes
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==== Comments ====

== Other Drivers ==

=== driver name ===

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==== Programming Model ====

==== Comments ====
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 * ["Zope"]
 * A MySQL driver exists for ["PyDO"] (Python Data Objects)
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 * Many administration tools from third parties
 * Fast
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 * Only '''very''' basic SQL support (entry level SQL 92). Many interesting features (subqueries, views, triggers, ...) are included in the latest version (5 and above), but are missing in prior versions.
 * Some [http://sql-info.de/mysql/gotchas.html gotchas] (documented but unexpected features)

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URL

http://www.mysql.com/

licence
GPL
platforms
Unix, Win32

DB API 2.0 Drivers

MySQL for Python

URL

http://sourceforge.net/projects/mysql-python

licence
GNU General Public License (GPL), Python License (CNRI Python License), Zope Public License
platforms
OS Independent
Python versions
2.4

Supported Python Applications

  • ["Zope"]
  • A MySQL driver exists for ["PyDO"] (Python Data Objects)

Pros

  • Many administration tools from third parties
  • Fast

Cons

  • Only very basic SQL support (entry level SQL 92). Many interesting features (subqueries, views, triggers, ...) are included in the latest version (5 and above), but are missing in prior versions.

  • Some [http://sql-info.de/mysql/gotchas.html gotchas] (documented but unexpected features)

MySQL (last edited 2018-05-04 13:35:05 by DavidDLowe)

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