Free chapter about Python and databases (MySQL and SQLite)

[christian schulze]

On 28 Mai, 18:09, Peter Otten <__pete... at web.de> wrote:
> christian schulze wrote:
> > On 28 Mai, 17:12, Sebastian Bassi <sba... at clubdelarazon.org> wrote:
> >> On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 9:41 AM, Tino Wildenhain <t... at wildenhain.de>
> >> wrote:
> >> > Did you consider adding a part dealing with postgresql too?
> >> > (Especially interesting in the way you can write stored functions
> >> > in python there)
>
> >> That is a good idea for the next version/edition. But meanwhile I
> >> could write something in my blog atwww.py4bio.com
> >> Best,
> >> SB
>
> > Indeed a style like
> >> user="root"
> > is not that nice.
>
> > I had no look at the chapter but recommend you to read the PEP 8 -
> > Python style guides (code conventions for python).
>
> > Imo a book have to be kinda exemplary. And bad style sucks anyway ...
>
> > PS:
> >> user = 'root' or user = "root"
> > ... would be much more beautyful.
>
> My crystal ball says that the post you are not quoting is concerned about
> the security implications of accessing a database as the superuser rather
> than about spaces surrounding the assignment operator.
>
> My crystal ball then starts nitpicking and adds that in the sample chapter
> user="root" occurs within an argument list where its format is actually
> required by the PEP:
>
> """
> - Don't use spaces around the '=' sign when used to indicate a
>       keyword argument or a default parameter value.
>
>       Yes:
>
>           def complex(real, imag=0.0):
>               return magic(r=real, i=imag)
> """
>
> Cheers,
> Peter

Oh, I'm sorry. As I said, i didn't even had a look on the chapter. I
assumed it was a regular variable declaration. So just ignore what I
said :P

best regards