Database interfacing

[Skip Montanaro]

    Michael> I'm working with databases (MySQL primarily) more and more with
    Michael> Python, and having used PERL in the past for similar work, I'm
    Michael> wondering if there are good tools for doing 'intelligent'
    Michael> selects/inserts to/from dictionaries, etc.  

Perhaps you'd be interested in object-relational mappers.  Search for
"relation" on PyPi's database topics page:

    http://www.python.org/pypi?:action=browse&asdf=256

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