advice for perl expert wanting to learn python

[Keith Farmer]

David Fraser <davidf at sjsoft.com> wrote in message news:<cevpef$bku$1 at ctb-nnrp2.saix.net>...
> Zeljko Vrba wrote:

> > And most important thing, how does Python deal with database connectivity?
> > Is there a single API (akin to DBI) for connecting to databases?

> I have used Oracle, SQLServer and Access via ADO - try adodpapi.sf.net 
> which is a wrapper for ADO to the Python DB-API.
> But note that you may well not be able to use any of this database stuff 
> from IronPython

Assuming you find yourself working with .NET -- as you would with
IronPython -- I would expect it to have access to the stock database
namespaces under whatever environment you're in: under MS's
implementation of .NET, System.Data.* (same under Mono?).  This would
be the most likely line, since there's a lot of prior work in .NET
that targets that namespace, including UI controls.

For documentation, search for "ADO.NET".  It's actually a pretty good
framework, and doesn't require a database connection to make use of it
(ie, you want an in-memory database, but don't need persistent
storage).

I don't know what Jim's planning to do with the Python db api, but
between the two, I'd personally use ADO.NET when available.  I'd
suggest the IronPython email list (www.ironpython.org) for more
information.