Local Databases with Python

[Stephen Hansen]

    I will not be using tkinter :) I've a personal bias against it. It is
largely aesthetic, but I do have other issues with it. The only python GUI
that I like is wxPython -- but i'm still going to be using the RAD
capabilities of C++Builder, to get my application to look and behave just as
I want :)

    As for accessing MSAccess with ADO and DAO -- is that a COM derivation?
To distribute an application that uses this technology, what all do I need
to include in it to go about doing this? I'm not sure if its safe to assume
that all machins have the nessecary files, drivers, and so on installed --
and, if not, is it easily obtainable on the internet? For free? And what
about redistribution of said nessecary files? (Beyond win32all and the
python part)

--S

dsavitsk <dsavitsk at e-coli.net> wrote in message
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> I use tkinter for the interface and ms access for the db to run on
win2000.
> there is a tutorial at the python site on using both DAO and ADO from
python
> to connect to access (also in mhammond's book with a typo or two). it is
> quite easy.
> doug
>
> "Stephen Hansen" <stephen at cerebralmaelstrom.com> wrote in message
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> >     I'm writing my current project, i'm writting a program primarily in
> > Python, but am embedding it in C++ for a couple reasons. Primarily, I
want
> > the native, fast and flexible GUI that I can get out of using a RAD tool
> > like C++Builder, but also, I am not aware of any easyish ways to have a
> > local database with Python, so will provide the data-access needed via
BDE
> > or some other such tool in C++Builder.
> >
> >     A majority of my actual functionality will be done in Python, and
i'm
> > wondering if I really need C++Builder to get the database functionality
I
> > want. Being Cross-platform doesn't concern me at the moment -- but
> > working -good- and -prettily- (heh) on Win98 is very important to me.
Most
> > of the database interfaces I saw on the Vaults, deal with various
> > Client/Server SQL database engines that are available... but I don't
need
> > that. There will only ever be one connection -- my program -- to this
one
> > database.
> >
> >     Are there any options for a local database which is accessible via
> > Python? Gadfly seems like one, except the idea of storing it all in
memory
> > terrifies me. There may be a LOT of information in this database as time
> > goes on :)
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > --S
> >
> >
>
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