So many things that need to be decided....

[Peter Hansen]

Heather Stovold wrote:
> Wow - deciding to program in python sure requires a lot of decisions!
> 
> So far:
> 
> I've decided on python for the programming language.
> I've decided on wxpython for the GUI....
> I've decided on DrPython for the Editor....
> 
> I still need to decide on a database........   I've really only used Access,
> and my SQL skills aren't that great.  It would also need to be free....

> Any suggestions??

Yes, provide background on your actual requirements so we aren't just 
pulling suggestions out of our asps (this being a Python-related but
family-oriented newsgroup, that seemed more appropriate than the 
alternative).  What kind of app are you building, what kind of structure 
will your database and app have, performance requirements, etc...

(You might have already mentioned something in your other posting, but I 
didn't read/don't recall it and I'm sure many other potential 
respondents are in the same boat.)

Also, a suggestion from the world of "agile development": stop making so 
many decisions and start writing some actual code!  :-) That way you'll 
gain confidence in the choices you have made, and will rapidly find 
where you went wrong (as you'll inevitably decide you have about some 
things), rather than waiting till you've chosen all the perfect 
components and run out of time to get anything done.  (This advice from 
the voice of experience, me having been where you are 20 years ago, and 
15, and ten years ago, and five years ago...)

-Peter