database

[dzsi]

hi,

i am new to python.......

i have a database (comma separated text), and i would like to get some data
out of it based on some query. let's say there are seven fields, f1...f7,
and i am searching for entries in f1, and want to display f1..f7  for the
field that matches the query. how do i go about doing that?

also, can i access db databases, or any other common pc type databases with
perl scripts only on a unix system? without any server configuration,
assuming python is installed. so far, the comma separated text file is the
only way i could figure out.

thanks,

adam.