Python and ODBC?

[M.-A. Lemburg]

Alex Martelli wrote:
> 
> "Ryujin" <ryu-jin at bigfoot.com> wrote in message news:93tfo0$12p$1 at ryu.it...
> > Which is the best solution to work with python and a SQL database under
> Windows?
> 
> > What about under Linux? I'm trying to install mxODBC module with MySQL db
> > on a Linuxppc box.
> 
> I'll pass on this one, having no experience with MySQL (I don't even
> know if it supports transactions and stored procedures!).  I do know
> it's very popular, so I guess one can't go TOO far wrong with it.

If you want to write a cross-platform application then I'd suggest
using e.g. mxODBC. It is available for pretty much all flavours
of Unix including Linux and runs well on Windows too. (It should
also compile on Macs and other platforms provided that you find
ODBC drivers/managers for them.)

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