small, fast and cross-platform flat-file database for python

Mike Rovner mike at nospam.com
Fri Nov 21 14:48:48 EST 2003


Peter Hansen wrote:
> mir nazim wrote:
>>
>> i want to know if there is any flat-file relational database system
>                                  ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^
>
> I'm no database expert, but aren't these two terms contradictory in
> some important way?

Usualy not. Relational is term for data linkage (not hierarhical, not net),
the other for data storage method.

For example dBase was (not-sql) flat-file relational database system.

Mike








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