database connection

Joe Cotellese joec at brain.acme.org
Fri Jan 21 09:54:19 EST 2000


"David Metzler" <davidm at softdesigns.com> writes:

> I would like to create some py programs that connect to a database like
> mysql or postgres on either win 98 or Linux.
> I could not find the file to include. The python.org directions talk about
> compiling but I do not have MS C.
> Is there a mysqldb available to install in Win 98 without compiling.
> How about a rpm or binary for RH 6.0
> 
> If not for mysql perhaps another database?

I'm using a Python MYSQL module. I don't remember where I got it but I
do recall that two exist. The module I use is MySQLdb. I seem to
remember having problems getting this compiled. I don't remember
exactly what the problems were.

Hope that helps
Joe



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