newbie database question

[james kowalka]

I am brand new to Python, and need to develop some database programs to
read/write some old DBF file info.  I installed mxODBC, but can't seem to
figure out how to access a particular field to read or write it's data.  How
can I access fields directly through a connection cursor (ie, db->fname =
"Steve", or firstname = db->fname), like in c++ or delphi.

Thanks in advance,

Jim Kowalka