sqlite3 or mysqldb?

[Ravi Teja]

> To learn SQL SQLite should be enough - it has all the basics, just as
> MySQL, while it doesn't require any server/client configuration
> (encoding configuration in MySQL is real PITA). But if you want any
> "serious SQL", go with any freely available *real SQL server*, like
> Firebird or PostgreSQL. I'd consider Firebird, as it's pretty lightweight.

Firebird can be used as an embedded database just like SQLite as well.
This gives a much more powerful database that can still be used without
the administration overhead. Aside from flexibility, the reason I
prefer FireBird is that it has much more sophisticated visual tools
available.