Python choice of database

[Philippe C. Martin]

Thank you all for your answers.

A pure Python would have beenmy first choice. yet I now feel I should spend
some time looking at PySQLite (I like the fact it's pre-compiled for
Windows).

Thanks.

Philippe



Philippe C. Martin wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I am looking for a stand-alone (not client/server) database solution for
> Python.
> 
> 1) speed is not an issue
> 2) I wish to store less than 5000 records
> 3) each record should not be larger than 16K
> 
> 
> As I start with Python objects, I thought of using shelve, but looking at
> the restrictions (record size + potential collisions) I feel I should
> study my options a bit further before I get started.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Philippe